violent crime

Most officers know the expression “get off the X,” the idea that remaining in one spot during a gunfight cannot only be dangerous, it can be deadly. This webinar will assist participants in addressing the after-effects of job exposure to violence. “Getting off the emotional X” (a phrase coined by Dr. Olivia Johnson) is the idea that staying in a place of emotional conflict and turmoil can increase the likelihood of negative outcomes. Operating in this emotionally turbulent state can become habitual.

Join the National Public Safety Partnership for their upcoming “Trauma—Getting off the Emotional X” webinar TODAY (Thursday, August 20, 2020) at 2:00 p.m. ET.  “Getting off the emotional X” is an expression known among officers that means that staying in a place of emotional conflict and turmoil can increase the likelihood of negative outcomes.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for its FY 2020 Northern and Middle States Rural Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Grant Program. This program, which supports smaller, rural, and tribal law enforcement agencies in northern and middle states, will provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to help reduce violent crimes, including drug-related crimes and human trafficking.

This webinar will describe the many risks of harm (short term and long term) for children exposed to violence in their community. As rates of violent crime continue to increase in many communities across the United States, child-serving professionals across all disciplines must gain greater insight into the damaging effects of exposure to these incidents, on the children who reside there. With a focus on the emotionally damaging nature of this exposure, outcome differences by race, gender, age, and the nature and frequency of community violence exposure will be discussed.

This training builds on a training held in October 2017 that brought prosecutors from 14 jurisdictions together to improve the quality and outcome of violent crime investigations through the review of current research and the identification of best practices for multidisciplinary collaboration among law enforcement, prosecutors and others through all phases of the investigation and prosecution. This training brings together the law enforcement counterpart from each of the same 14 jurisdictions to continue the dialog and sharing of information with the same overall goal:

The goal of the roundtable is to identify collaborative efforts that can help reduce violent crime and improve the capacity of prosecutors and law enforcement to hold offenders accountable. Attendees will also identify the steps necessary to replicate these efforts and discuss strategies to measure and evaluate their effectiveness. It is anticipated that the roundtable will include representatives from approximately twelve jurisdictions from across the nation.

The NRTAC will be hosting a prosecution convening on the prosecutor's role in violent crime investigations, facilitated by project partner, Prosecutors' Center for Excellence. The goal of the convening is to improve the quality and outcome of violent crime investigations by identifying best practices for multidisciplinary collaboration among law enforcement, prosecutors and others through all phases of the criminal investigation and prosecution.

During the reporting period, IIR, in consultation with BJA and CNA, began initial planning for the 2015 VRN Summit, to include extensive exploration of city venue options to accommodate the estimated number of participants for the nationwide multiday event and identification of the dates of September 28-30 in Detroit, Michigan—a VRN site. Consideration was given to potential site location, cost, ease of accessibility, number and size of meeting rooms, access to area restaurants, and more.

IIR, in close collaboration with DOJ/OJP/BJA and partner TTA provider, CNA, coordinated the first VRN Summit, which was hosted at ATF Headquarters in September/October 2014.