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The procedural justice training for law enforcement serves to rebuild community trust and increase legitimacy. Procedural justice focuses on the way police interact with the public, and how these interactions influence crime rates and the public's view of police and willingness to obey the law. Evidence shows that practicing procedural justice can have significant impact on public safety and officer safety. Video run time: 4:28 min.

This video depicts the essential elements of patient-centered care, one of the five key principles of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) care that should be considered when developing a SANE program. The five key principles are patient-centered care, trauma-informed care, evidence-based practice, recognition of community uniqueness, and a multidisciplinary approach. These key principles should guide the development and operation of SANE programs to ensure the provision of comprehensive care to sexual assault patients.

The National Crime Victims' Service Awards Ceremony was held on April 12, 2016, at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.  The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) recognized individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding service in supporting crime victims and victim services. Video run time: 1 hour 8 min.

This video describes the Crime Victims Fund, a major funding source for victim services throughout the Nation that is made up of fines, special assessments, and forfeited bail paid by people who are convicted of federal crimes in U.S. courts around the country. Video run time: 2:34 min.

Discussion of Office for Victims of Crime's mission and major responsibilities to enhance victims' rights and services for all victims across the United States. Video run time: 3:32 min.

Every day, federal, state, and local law enforcement officers engage in exceptional acts of bravery while in the line of duty. Often, such acts place the officers involved at personal risk of injury or result in their sustaining a physical injury. To honor these acts of bravery, Congress passed the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2008, creating the Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery and the State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery. Video run time: 5:41 min.

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announces new guidance from the Justice Department designed to help law enforcement agencies prevent gender bias in their response to sexual assault and domestic violence, highlighting the need for clear policies, robust training and responsive accountability systems. Video run time: 1 hour 34 min.

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Counter-Terrorism and the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice have partnered with the Kenya Wildlife Service to assess cost-effective aviation technology for law enforcement in remote areas. Video run time: 5:25 min.

Body-worn camera technology has been at the forefront of the national discussion on policing. NIJ Director Nancy Rodriguez discusses how there is currently little science-based guidance to help law enforcement officials decide whether and how to use body worn cameras in their jurisdictions. Rodriguez highlights how NIJ is supporting research, including projects in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, to evaluate the use and impact of body worn cameras. Video run time: 4 min.

This 16-minute inmate education video is designed to help adult prisons, jails, and lockups to meet the inmate education requirements of the Department of Justice's National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape (§§115.33 and 115.132). The video includes an introductory section that can be used during intake. The intake education portion of the film informs incoming inmates about a facility's zero-tolerance policy on sexual abuse and ways that victims can report.