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In May 2013, the Bureau of Justice (BJA), in partnership with the CNA Corporation, developed Managing Large-Scale Security Events: A Planning Primer for Local Law Enforcement Agencies (Planning Primer) to help guide local governments as they prepare for large-scale security events.

BJA is requesting technical assistance to advise the Director of BJA on the approval of specialty vehicle waiver requests submitted by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio for funding support for law enforcement security expenditures in association with the 2016 Republican and Democrat Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions.

Development of Adult Prison and Jail RSAT Promising Practice Guidelines

Parole & Probation (P&P) in Lane County, Oregon is requesting technical assistance to revise its Policies and Procedures to align with their systems change to incorporate evidence-based practices (EBPs) into every aspect of their work with their clients. In Oregon, counties provide supervision and services for offenders who have committed felonies and are returning from imprisonment in state Department of Corrections facilities or are sentenced directly to probation.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance requests assistance in producing a white paper on witness intimidation.

The Flint VRN Site has requested an assessment of Flint Police Department’s (PD) evidence and property room policies and procedures and an evaluation of their property and evidence facilities.

Follow-on request for Lee County (FL) Probation Office.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police will support the Law Enforcement Working Group and BJA NTTAC in further defining and developing the General Policing Standards and the Specific Controlled Equipment Standards (as laid out in Executive Order 13688), and developing model policies.

California voters enacted Proposition 47 in November of 2014, reducing the classification of various property and drug offenses that were previously prosecuted as felony offenses to misdemeanor offenses.

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office prosecutes misdemeanor offenses in the City of Los Angeles, and as we anticipated, experienced a significant increase in the number of drug offenses prosecuted by our office, increasing 224% following the passage of Prop 47.

BJA has requested that individuals from the Denver County Sheriff's Office participate in a panel discussion at the American Correctional Association (ACA) conference in August 2015.