use of force

In collaboration with the FBI, a task team was established in August 2016, focused on the development of a resource that provides guidance and recommendations regarding state and local law enforcement’s response, investigation, and sharing of information about officer-involved deadly use-of-force incidents.

NCCJD Director was contacted by Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area's Civil Rights Project to be interviewed about people with disabilities in the criminal justice system, NCCJD and Pathways to Justice training. The interview is available on their website http://www.sfautismsociety.org/leigh-ann-davis.html

NCCJD staff presented at JMHCP at the request of BJA staff. NCCJD presented on issues and challenges faced by people with I/DD in the criminal justice system and provided an overview of how the creation of Disability Response Teams and using the Pathways to Justice training can address these challenges; improving outcomes not only for people with disabilities, but for all criminal justice professionals.

BJA requested NCCJD staff to provide training:
Why Pathways to Justice and Why Now?
Explain growing need for this training, provide case examples using Pathways to Justice model. Provide Law Enforcement Tip Sheet. Explain Pathways to Justice Training: Curriculum overview, agenda and video (video is 4 minutes). Discuss future Steps -Incorporating Pathways to Justice into policing nationally (Disability Response Teams, new technology)
Second session on: Primary Messages to Law Enforcement

NCCJD conducted its 5th and final pilot of the Pathways to Justice curriculum with The Arc of Pikes Peak CO Disability Response Team with 32 participants.

NCCJD staff were asked to participate in this focus group hosted by IACP. The purpose of this focus group is to identify challenges between law enforcement and communities of color and to highlight effective strategies that have been used to develop communities of trust. Focus group participants will be asked to share their experiences in terms of obstacles, successes, and perceptions. This focus group is one step toward the development of a resource highlighting examples of trust, understanding, and collaboration.

NCCJD provided an in-depth look into their signature training "Pathways to Justice" for The Arc's chapter leadership, and also gave a presentation to The Arc's Board of Directors

National Goals 2015 is a unique event and opportunity to summarize the current state of knowledge and identify a platform of national goals in research, practice, and policy in intellectual and developmental disabilities.

NCCJD conducted its 4th pilot test of the Pathways to Justice curriculum with The Arc of the New Jersey Disability Response Team with 86 participants.

Yale Law contacted NCCJD to speak on a panel for this conference. This convening, sponsored by the Justice Collaboratory, explores how policing in the United States will and/or should be affected by the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the subsequent nationwide protests.NCCJD provided specific input about how disability plays a role and the need for officers to learn how to identify disabilities and how to communicate with such individuals.