Justice Information Sharing

According to the International Monetary Fund, global corruption costs countries trillions in lost revenue, taxation, and infrastructure damage. These losses have a "trickle down" effect on the citizens of affected countries, causing a detriment to health, education, and quality of life. At the center of bribery and corruption scandals are individuals and their enablers who choose to misuse their influence, wealth, and status to improve their own lives, while others suffer the consequences. In this session, learners will be shown local, national, and global corruption. 

Presenter: Michael Schidlow, Scienter Group

In their efforts to support police-mental health collaboration (PMHC) and to encourage high-quality partnership-based interventions, The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center developed a PMHC self-assessment tool. This tool helps law enforcement agencies and their behavioral health partners assess their efforts in responding to people with mental illnesses and/or co-occurring substance use conditions.

The Virginia Center for Policing Innovation, in collaboration with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, developed the Measuring What Matters Resource Center (MWM). MWM is designed to help law enforcement agencies learn from subject matter experts on best practices in the following areas: officer safety and wellness, violent crime reduction, and measuring and sustaining success.

Join the International Association of Chiefs of Police for their free, five-part “Enhancing the Law Enforcement Response to Violence Against Women” training series. These interactive trainings are “designed to enhance the capacity of law enforcement when responding to and investigating crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and strangulation.” Participants will be expected to actively participate in group discussion via webcam.

This is the second of two webinars that will prepare applicants for Bureau of Justice Assistance funding opportunities. Prior to the release of a solicitation, there are a number of steps that applicants can take. In this webinar, attendees will learn what registrations are necessary to apply, how to navigate Grants.gov and JustGrants, and what resources are available for applicants, such as the Office of Justice Programs’ Funding Resource Center. A Q&A session will follow at the end of the webinar.

This is the first of two webinars that will help prospective applicants find funding opportunities that address their needs. In this webinar, attendees will learn the primary initiatives the Bureau of Justice Assistance plans to fund in 2021, eligibility requirements, and estimated funding amounts. A Q&A session will follow at the end of the webinar.

In anticipation of upcoming Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) solicitations, BJA is hosting two trainings to help prospective applicants find funding opportunities. The first session, titled “Funding Opportunities for Your Community in 2021: An Overview of What’s Ahead,” will be held on January 14, 2021, 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. ET. It will focus on BJA’s 2021 funding plans, eligibility requirements, and estimated funding amounts.

The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is offering free virtual training and support to three local jurisdictions (e.g., county, city) during the winter/spring of 2021.

Tailored to your agency, the training will focus on several topics related to the intersection of people with mental illness and the criminal justice system, including the following:

Treatment courts implement community-based treatment and rigorous monitoring to help individuals and to reduce recidivism and incarceration. To help establish treatment courts, the Center for Court Innovation, which developed New York City’s first drug court and New York’s first mental health court, manage the program Treatment Courts Online, The National Training System for Treatment Court Practitioners (treatmentcourts.org).

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is now accepting nominations for the Congressional Badge of Bravery, which honors federal, state, and local law enforcement officers who have shown exceptional bravery in the line of duty. Annually, the U.S. Attorney General awards the medals, and the recipients’ Congressional representatives present the awards.

“To meet the definition of an act of bravery, nominees for the Congressional Badge of Bravery must have either: