Training

In October 2022, the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Police participated as a pilot site for the delivery of the Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT). The CRIT is a 40-hour training program designed to prepare police officers in their response to people experiencing crises related to behavioral health (BH) conditions and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Burlington Police Department Lieutenant Glen Mills attended the SLATT 2022 Webinar conducted on February 23, 2022. The webinar provided an overview on the SLATT Program to include the suite of training courses, webinars, resources, and technical assistance. Pursuant to the webinar, Lieutenant Mills requested a presenter for the New England Crime Analysis & Intelligence Conference to be held in Plymouth, MA on May 9 – 13, 2022. The conference is a joint effort of the Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts and the New England State Police Information Network (NESPIN) RISS center.

On September 24, 2021, an analyst from the Hawaii Department of Defense, Office of Homeland Security, Hawaii State Fusion Center, Clarence Clites, contacted the SLATT Program seeking information regarding no-cost online training for fusion center intelligence analysts, and annual fusion center in-service training. In response, the SLATT team provided the analyst SLATT resources and a comprehensive list of online training programs currently sponsored by BJA, SLATT, the FBI, and DHS.

On July 15, 2021, the SLATT Program was contacted by Ms. Jennifer Fisher, Basic Law Enforcement Training Coordinator for the North Carolina Justice Academy. The North Carolina Justice Academy offers training programs to criminal justice personnel; provides technical assistance to criminal justice agencies upon request; and develops and distributes educational and training materials. The mission of the academy is to serve the citizens of North Carolina by enhancing the careers of criminal justice officers through research, education, and training.

Throughout the period of January through March 2021, this project received and addressed, via email and phone communication, requests for information on anti-human trafficking training, technical assistance, and resources. The project staff tracked, addressed, and has kept record of all requests addressed through funding from award 2017-VT-BX-K101.

The 2020 Institute for State Criminal Justice and Public Safety Executives was held virtually on September 24, 2020. Hosted by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the event brought together Governors’ criminal justice policy advisors (CJPAs) and state administering agency executives (SAAs) to discuss a variety of criminal justice and public safety issues, hear from federal partners, and share best practices.

Throughout the period of July through December 2020, this project received and addressed, via email and phone communication, requests for information on anti-human trafficking training, technical assistance, and resources. The project staff tracked, addressed, and has kept record of all requests addressed through funding from award 2017-VT-BX-K101.

Throughout the period of July 2020 through December 2020, this project received and addressed, via email and phone communication, requests for information on anti-human trafficking training, technical assistance, and resources. The project staff tracked, addressed, and has kept record of all requests addressed through funding from award 2017-VT-BX-K101.

The NDCRC planned to attend the NADCP RISE20 conference in Anaheim, California May 26-30, 2020. Due to COVID-19, the conference was moved to a virtual platform. The NDCRC received four complimentary registrations accompanying our virtual booth registration. This allowed our two directors, integrated marketing and communication specialist, and program coordinator to attend the conference for free. The NDCRC sponsored six other staff members' registrations for the virtual conference at $345.00 each, for a total of $2070.00.

Throughout the period of January 2020 through June 2020, this project received and addressed, via email and phone communication, requests for information on anti-human trafficking training, technical assistance, and resources. The project staff tracked, addressed, and has kept record of all requests addressed through funding from award 2017-VT-BX-K101.