Personnel

The Chicago, Illinois Police Department requested assistance from the University of Chicago Crime Lab to build and test an Early Intervention System (EIS). The Crime Lab developed and tested an EIS model to detect poor police conduct and identify superior policy activity, and developed recommendations for EIS implementation. The Crime Lab also hosted two meetings with subject matter experts to share knowledge of officer wellness and training, and develop a process for learning about EIS best practices. The Crime Lab will deliver a recommendations report to BJA NTTAC by August 30, 2017.

Daisy Santillan from the Washington County, Oregon Sheriff's Office requested information on implicit bias training resources. BJA NTTAC provided the requestor with a list of providers that offer implicit bias training.

Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) requested Blue Courage: The Heart and Mind of the Guardian training for law enforcement personnel from the state of Wisconsin. Blue Courage Inc. was selected to fulfill the request and conducted a two-day training session for 17 personnel in Appleton, Wisconsin on May 4-5, 2017.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) requested subject matter expertise for the development of a new health and wellness training curriculum . Blue Courage Inc. was selected to fulfill this request and convened a curriculum development meeting with five subject matter experts on February 9-11, 2017 in San Francisco, California.

The Spartanburg County, South Carolina Sheriff's Office requested the 7 Habits for Highly Effective Law Enforcement training. The request was closed on February 1, 2017 because the requestor was nonresponsive.

The Middlesex Sheriff's Office requested funding for speaker support for a conference on issues facing people of color in the criminal justice field. BJA NTTAC was not able to fulfill the request and closed the request on November 15, 2016.

The Lansing, Michigan Police Department (PD) requested Blue Courage: The Heart and Mind of the Guardian training for its agency personnel. The request was referred to and fulfilled by IADLEST, as Michigan was a former Blue Courage immersion state.

Attendees learned the expanding roles of the American prosecutor, its implications for prosecutorial leadership, and how such roles impact the organizational structure and policies of a prosecutor’s office. Presentation also covered the transformational power of respect in the workplace and its potential application to the issue of prosecutorial leadership.

The Tucson, Arizona Police Department (PD) requested the Tact, Tactics, and Trust (T3) train-the-trainer course. Polis Solutions was selected as the provider and provided the three-day T3 training course to 26 officers and sergeants within the Tucson PD on January 9 - 11, 2017, in Tucson, Arizona.

The New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council requested BJA NTTAC support for the Blue Courage Academy for agency personnel. The request was referred to IADLEST because they have an existing BJA grant award to provide the Blue Courage Academy course in selected immersion states.