Training Delivery - Webinar

    Webinar - Technology, Social Media, and Victim Safety

    On June 20, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. ET, the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center will present an online Expert Q&A discussion with Erica L. Olsen on “Technology, Social Media, and Victim Safety.”

    Social media and technology can be powerful tools to connect with and assist crime victims, but they can also be tools used against victims and survivors. Learn ways to manage social media and technology successfully when working with victims and strategies victims can use to help increase their online safety and privacy.

    FY 2018 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking: Pre-Application Webinar

    This webinar will provide information about the purpose, scope, and requirements of the Office for Victims of Crime/Bureau of Justice Assistance Enhanced Collaborative Model Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force program and will provide information to applicants on how to apply for funding.

    Social Network Analysis: An Innovative Tool to Maximize NIBIN Leads

    Crime and violence are highly socially connected. As criminal justice practitioners continue to learn about the small percent of the population responsible for the majority of violence, they have to use data analysis tools to focus resources (prevention, intervention, and enforcement) on the small world of people at high risk for being involved in violence, either as offenders or victims. This webinar will examine how social network analysis (SNA) can be applied to criminal justice data to better understand the small world of violence.

    Child Protector App: An Investigative and Educational Tool

    Learn more about Child Protector, a free application designed to improve the investigative, administrative, and judicial handling of child physical abuse cases, as well as child fatalities, in a manner that reduces trauma to the child and family.

    BJA NTTAC Webinar - Enhancing Law Enforcement's Analytical Capacity: Technology Integration in West Memphis, Arkansas

    The "Enhancing Law Enforcement's Analytical Capacity: Technology Integration in West Memphis, Arkansas" webinar will review the recent technology integration effort undertaken by the West Memphis, Arkansas Police Department (PD), as part of the West Memphis, Arkansas National Public Safety Partnership site, to enhance its data-driven policing mission.

    What Law Enforcement Agencies Need to Know to Implement a Successful Body-Worn Camera Program

    Early research indicates that the deployment of police body-worn cameras (BWCs) may generate numerous benefits for a law enforcement agency, from enhanced legitimacy and transparency to reductions in violence between citizens and police. However, more recent research has been mixed in terms of impact. One potential reason for the mixed findings involves poor implementation. BWC programs come with a high degree of difficulty, and the potential for implementation failure is significant.

    Fiscal Year 2018 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program Solicitation Review Webinar

    This webinar will be available to agencies applying for the fiscal year 2018 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program solicitation. It will provide an overview of solicitation requirements and an opportunity to ask questions.

    Speakers will include:

    • John Markovic, Senior Policy Advisor, BJA; and
    • Lauren Troy, State Policy Advisor, BJA.

    Webinar: Responding to BJA’s FY 2018 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) Solicitation

    In this webinar, BJA leaders will review the FY 2018 COAP grant application process. This site-based grant program provides awards ranging from $100,000 to $1,500,000 for a 24- to 36-month project period to deliver financial and technical assistance to states, units of local government, and American Indian tribal governments to plan, develop, and implement comprehensive efforts to identify, respond to, treat, and support those impacted by the opioid epidemic. 

    To Serve, Protect, and Treat: Law Enforcement and Treatment Courts, NDCRC Webinar

    Law enforcement is often the first point of contact for those with substance use disorders. In the United States, approximately 1.5 million individuals arrested each year are at risk of substance dependence. Treatment courts strive to combine effective justice approaches with clinical services, and law enforcement officers are vital to achieving this goal.

    Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program FY 2018 Competitive Grant Announcement Webinar

    During this webinar, Gregory Torain, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Policy Advisor, will review the fiscal year 2018 BJA Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program Solicitation guidelines and will be available to answer questions. Moderator: Preeti Menon, Senior Associate Director, Justice Programs Office.

     

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