In this webinar, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will present an overview of the opioid overdose epidemic and its public health burden, followed by a description of the multifaceted public health approach.
Join the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys for the webinar “Strategies for Prosecuting Drug-Induced Homicide Cases” on November 15. Opioid overdose deaths are increasing across the country. Some jurisdictions are charging dealers under drug-induced homicide statutes. Learn about the challenges, successes, and strategies - from investigations to sentencing - from veteran investigators and prosecutors in both strict liability and proximate cause jurisdictions.
Due to a high level of interest, we will be rebroadcasting "GPS Technology Webinar," which originally took place on October 19, 2017.
Hosted by the Clean Slate Clearinghouse, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance
This Justice Clearinghouse webinar will examine evidence-based policy (EBP) development.
EBP is an approach that helps decisionmakers develop well-informed decisions about policies, programs, and projects by putting the best available evidence from research at the heart of policy development and implementation.
Redlands, California Police Department Commander Travis Martinez will share strategies for investigators on how to use Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to enhance burglary and other theft investigations, while also addressing property crime and violent crime patterns and trends. Commander Martinez will discuss the practical considerations for implementing this program in a police department.
This webinar will provide an overview of a web-based tool that includes key priorities for developing and implementing collaborative comprehensive case plans and will feature grantee profiles as examples of lead case planners (behavioral health treatment providers, corrections, and community supervision).
Transformational forensics is a concept in which there is a commitment on the part of forensic science laboratories to collaborate with clients and stakeholders to identify needed change and creating a vision to guide that change so that our communities can become safer places for all to have an opportunity to reach their potential. With respect to gun-related crime, the chief need for the investigators is to have reliable, comprehensive, and timely intelligence with respect to the shooting activity that is occurring in the streets, an activity that is best determined using forensics.
On September 27, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. ET, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) will present an online Expert Q&A discussion on "Victim-Centered Approaches to Family Violence."
As first responders, police officers serve a critical role in the lives of children exposed to violence (CEV) and trauma. The International Association of Chiefs of Police, Yale Childhood Violent Trauma Center, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice have just launched the Enhancing Police Responses to CEV: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement.