Conferences

Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference (August 16th-17th, 2024) - Conference hosted by CSG Justice Center staff in Nashville, TN for corrections professionals and individuals in similar data-focused positions. The conference had participants from 45 states. 

Program staff published and/or disseminated several resources for educational, informational, and promotional purposes relating to hate crimes and the program. For example, the website promotional flyer and the resource Understanding Hate Incidents and Hate Crimes were distributed to attendees of the Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents Roundtable at the 2024 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.

The research team advanced the Restorative Justice Research Community (RJRC) Fellows project by hosting a working session on the RJRC Core Elements Project.

Title: Exploring the Value of Deflection in Reducing Crime, Preventing Overdose, and Building Trust: A Roundtable Discussion

What are the purpose and goal(s) of the event?
• Discuss the metrics by which police leaders measure program success of deflection programs to include reductions in crime, police contacts, and overdoses, as well as administrative and cost factors.
• Discuss community narratives around crime, safety, and public health in communities with deflection programs

Deflection, Crime Reduction, and Policing: What’s Old is New Again! Willow B
In this presentation, deflection will be explored as a form of crime reduction through its
preventative and interventive approaches to addressing the impact of substance use and
related issues in communities. Framed as a form of community advocacy and an extension
of the community policing ethos, deflection creates community-driven solutions with active
engagement from community stakeholders, inclusive of law enforcement. Deflection can

Over the past decade, communities and first responders have successfully worked together to establish sustainable, effective alternatives to arrest for people with substance use disorder through the implementation of deflection initiatives. In tandem, the law enforcement community has also acknowledged the high importance of incorporating racial equity practices in order to better serve communities experiencing the highest rates of overdose and drug-related arrests.

During this reporting period, in close collaboration with BJA, IIR staff coordinated and facilitated a Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents Roundtable Discussion on October 21, 2024, at the IACP
Conference in Boston. This event brought together senior law enforcement executives from across the nation to address pressing issues related to hate crimes. Participants identified several key challenges, including underreporting, confusion over hate crime definitions, mental health support, data collection and analysis gaps, information sharing and collaboration, and resource constraints.

The 2023 Police, Treatment, and Community (PTACC) Deflection and Pre-Arrest Diversion Training Summit was held in Seattle, Washington on October 28-November 1, 2024. Over 400 people attended the summit, including COSSUP grantees. Attendees and presenters included law enforcement officers and other first responders, behavioral health practitioners, community-based service providers, deflection program managers, researchers, and officials from the local, state, and national levels.

At the IACP 2024 Annual Conference in Boston, MA, the team presented three Quick Hits to live audiences on a variety of crisis response topics: "Crisis Intervention Involving People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities"; "Policing and Behavioral Health Partnerships"; 'What is CRIT: Curriculum Tools to Save Your Agency Valuable Time".

A workshop on CRIT at the American Correctional Association (ACA) Summer 2024 Conference, co-presenting IACP and ACA.