Webinar

Register to join the Advocates for Human Potential’s (AHP) webinar “Supporting Offender Reentry Through Tablet Technology” on Wednesday, December 21 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET.

Welcome to the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: Archival This webinar was presented by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the SAKI Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) team. In this webinar BJA introduced the key representatives associated with SAKI. Discussions included an overview of key objectives and insight into the responsibilities and expectations of being a SAKI grantee. In addition, this webinar familiarized viewers with the SAKI TTA team.

In this webinar, representatives from the New Orleans SAKI site will discuss a 2014 audit conducted by the New Orleans Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that found problems with NOPD’s documenting and reporting of rapes. Commander Doug Eckert will discuss how leadership within the NOPD changed policies and procedures to create a better response to sexual assault leading to a 2016 OIG report praising the transformation of the Sex Crimes Unit.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) has developed a new resource for BJA TTA providers, “How to Post a Webinar Recording: A BJA NTTAC Tip Sheet.” This resource provides guidance and best practices on how to capture and post a WebEx recording after a virtual meeting, presentation, or training.

Please join the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) for the webinar, “Using Randomized Controlled Trials in Criminal Justice” on Wednesday, June 8, from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET. This webinar will introduce participants to the basic principles of experimental research in natural (non-laboratory) settings. Participants will learn about when randomized controlled trials (RCT) are an appropriate research option, the advantages and disadvantages of experiments, implementation and analytical issues, and ethical and practical considerations.

Please join the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Diagnostic Center on Thursday, January 28 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET for a webinar on “Adapting to Change: Avoiding the Success Trap.”

Please join the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) on Monday, December 14 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET for the “Criminology 102: Busted Myths in Criminology” webinar. This webinar will identify ten public misconceptions about criminal justice and will discuss the evidence that disproves these misconceptions. The webinar will also examine how the research evidence can lead to data-driven solutions.

On December 14, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM (Eastern), the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) will present the webinar "Criminology 102: Busted Myths in Criminology". This webinar will be presented by Dr. Scott Decker, SPI Subject Matter Expert and Foundation Professor at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. The past two decades of research have challenged many conventional assumptions about crime and criminal justice.

Therapeutic interventions aimed at reducing the likelihood of reoffending are a staple of contemporary sex offender management practice. While there is strong scientific evidence that therapeutic interventions work for criminal offenders overall, the effectiveness of treatment for sex offenders has been subject to debate. This uncertainty about the effectiveness of treatment for sexual offenders arguably is due to several factors, including measurement shortcomings and inconsistent research findings.

Join the National Criminal Justice Association webinar, "Adult Sex Offender Management and Juvenile Registration", which will cover sexual offending or sex offender management and treatment topics. This webinar is the eighth in the "What Do We Know About Sexual Offending and Sex Offender Management & Treatment?" series.