Other Law Enforcement

At BJA’s direction, in lieu of in-person courses, work was completed on the new virtual course—the Fundamentals of Task Force Operations training, which was provided to BJA for review and approval in October 2024. Refer to Objective 1 for details of this effort and a status of the course development.

Refer to Objective 2, Deliverable 7, for details on activity completed for the five-part podcast series—Proactive Policing in Today’s Society for Multijurisdictional and Specialty Enforcement Units.

Virtual Course: In October 2024, all seven course modules, quizzes, and student handbooks were completed and the package submitted to BJA for review and approval. By the end of this reporting period, the course package was still in review by BJA.

LISC staff (Program Director Matt Perkins) engaged in a site visit to Town of Vail, Colorado (15PBJA-21-GG-03918-RURA). The site visit was requested by the grantee to aid in project sustainability planning.

On Demand Webinar - completion between July 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023.

This session, which is part of an ongoing peer networking series, provided attendees with a facilitated discussion focused on opportunities and strategies for RVCRI project sustainability.

This course aims to enhance cultural competency and foster positive relationships with Indigenous communities and the importance of cultural competency in lawyering and policing. Participants will learn about the intersection of culture and community engagement, historical context, and building cultural awareness through self-reflection and bias awareness. Through practical application, participants will use dialogue and collaboration to build trust, accountability, acknowledge historical injustices, and develop ongoing cultural competency.

FY25Q1 Engagement Activities

Met and corresponded with grantee 2 times between October and December of 2024 on 12/5 and 12/16
Summary of Successes
Grantee attended our COSSUP Cohort Call on OFRs on 12/5
They are working closely with Las Vegas metropolitan police to better tailor their police trainings to include information on community resources for SUD treatment and recovery.
They have law enforcement leadership buy in

Q4 Check-in Call with all local sites. Heard updates, successes and barriers from all sites and all are doing well. Barriers mostly included staffing issues. No TA requests at this time