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On May 22, 2025, at 2:00pm ET, the RVCRI team will host the eighth Rural Roundtable – a peer networking event for RVCRI grantees to come together and discuss persons in crisis.
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The RVCRI Team will host monthly check-in calls with each of the grantees. Currently, there are 45 grantees actively in contact with the Institute. Each call is approximately 30 minutes. Each month we will discuss:
1. General Updates
2. RVCRI Implementation Status Updates including SARA Model activities and Violent Crime Metrics Updates
3. Success Stories
4. Areas of Concerns
5. TTA Requests
6. Next Steps/Q&A
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The RVCRI Team will host monthly check-in calls with each of the grantees. Currently, there are 45 grantees actively in contact with the Institute. Each call is approximately 30 minutes. Each month we will discuss:
1. General Updates
2. RVCRI Implementation Status Updates including SARA Model activities and Violent Crime Metrics Updates
3. Success Stories
4. Areas of Concerns
5. TTA Requests
6. Next Steps/Q&A
Crime Data In Rural Communities: What's Out There and How Can I Use it? Webinar
On Thursday, July 18, at 2:00pm ET, the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA’s) Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) is hosting a webinar on crime analysis best practices, lessons learned, and available crime data.
Attendees will hear from Jessica Herbert, Founder and CEO of IDEA Analytics and former law enforcement, the Bureau of Justice Assistance Crime Analyst in Residence Program, and the Justice Counts Program. During the event, attendees will:
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On Thursday, July 18, at 2:00pm ET, the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA’s) Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) is hosting a webinar on crime analysis best practices, lessons learned, and available crime data.
Attendees will hear from Jessica Herbert, Founder and CEO of IDEA Analytics and former law enforcement, the Bureau of Justice Assistance Crime Analyst in Residence Program, and the Justice Counts Program. During the event, attendees will:
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On June 20, 2024, at 2:00pm ET, the RVCRI team will host the sixth Rural Roundtable – a peer networking event for RVCRI grantees to come together and discuss evidence management and retention best practices.
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The RVCRI Team will host monthly check-in calls with each of the grantees. Currently, there are 45 grantees actively in contact with the Institute. Each call is approximately 30 minutes. Each month we will discuss:
1. General Updates
2. RVCRI Implementation Status Updates including SARA Model activities and Violent Crime Metrics Updates
3. Success Stories
4. Areas of Concerns
5. TTA Requests
6. Next Steps/Q&A
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The University of Alabama requested forensic extraction software use in mobile settings policy samples.
Reginald Thomas sent the University of Alabama resources from the NYPD Digital Forensic Access Tool: Impact and Use Policy, the AASHTO Accreditation Policy on Mobile Laboratories, and the Orlando, Florida PD Policy of Computer/Digital Evidence and The Digital Forensic Lab.
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The Ashe County, NC Sheriff's Office requested drug detection equipment policy samples.
Reginald Thomas provided Ashe County with several resources, including Orange County, New York Sheriff's Office TruNarc Policy, Grandview Heights, Ohio PD Field Testing Policy, OJP Drug Testing Manual, and a UK Correspondence Policy Framework.
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The Ashland, AL Police Department requested assistance from Julie Wartell to assist with implementing the SARA Model and problem-oriented policing (POP). This assistance would include:
1. Scan – identify a crime or quality of life problem as the basis of the project. This would include reviewing 1 year of calls for service and possibly developing a brief
survey for the officers and/or the community.