- Earlier this year, representatives from a select group of law enforcement agencies from across the country convened in Tampa, FL, for Using our Collaborative Expertise to Prevent Violent Crime and Bui…
- In January 2016, I began to explore where the Chesterfield County, Virginia, and Colonial Heights, Virginia, supervised offender population was living to determine if there were common areas where thi…
- “What do you mean grant writing is the easiest part?” I was recently asked by one of my clients, who had just spent months moving bureaucratic mountains trying to get his city to approve the hiring of…
- The intimidation of victims and witnesses may hinder investigation and prosecution of criminal cases by denying police and prosecutors access to critical evidence and therefore, undermining the functi…
- When I started at the San Diego (CA) Police Department in crime analysis, the only technical assistance that was provided was by the people I was fortunate enough to work with – other analysts and pol…
- As one of the first cities in the country selected for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Violence Reduction Network (VRN), Richmond, CA has faced ongoing challenges related to increasing community…
- By Chief Sean Whent, Oakland (CA) Police Department Police ChiefImagine your agency has experienced an officer-involved shooting and social media is full of damaging misinformation. A line such as “Th…
- By C. Edward Banks, Ph.D., Senior Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is a national leader in the development and implementation of criminal justice pol…
- By Tara Kunkel, BJA Visiting Fellow and Principal Court Management Consultant, National Center for State CourtsWhen Joseph Coronato became Ocean County’s (NJ) prosecutor in March 2013, he saw eight op…
- By Sabrina Rhodes, Project Specialist, International Association of Chiefs of Police Arresting parents of children is common in the day-to-day duties of police officers. These arrests can, and often d…
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