The Surviving Victims: Guiding the Families of Homicide Victims Through the Criminal Justice Process
BJA's Capital Case Litigation Improvement Project Webinar Series This webinar focuses on how to be the best advocate possible for victims of capital crimes and their families, with emphasis on building effective, empathetic relationships with these families and guiding them through the judicial process. This presentation includes resources for prosecutors dealing with such capital litigation cases. Video run time: 56 min.
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Mitigating Mental Health Defenses
BJA's Capital Case Litigation Improvement Project Webinar Series First Assistant Ed McCann of the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office explores various mental health defenses in capital cases & how prosecutors can effectively counter them. A career prosecutor who has been on the front lines of many high-profile cases, McCann provides anecdotal insights & practical tools to take straight into trial. This presentation is intended for prosecutors, prosecution teams, victim advocates, and law enforcement personnel. Video run time: 1:11 min.
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Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities: 10 Facts Officers Need to Know
BJA's Serving Safely Webinar Series This webinar provides 10 practical tips law enforcement officers can use to effectively serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Additionally, the webinar presenters share information about how officers can seek further training through the "Pathways to Justice" law enforcement module. Video run time: 1:17 min.
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Improving Law Enforcement Responses to Persons with Mental Illness and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
BJA's Serving Safely Webinar Series This webinar provides strategies to improve the behavioral health crisis response for individuals with mental illnesses and intellectual & developmental disabilities (I/DD). It presents models of mental health crisis response, including Crisis Intervention Teams, mobile crisis, co-responder, and stand-alone mental health response training. It discusses how research addresses the effectiveness of models for responding to individuals with I/DD & directions for future research. Video run time: 1:29 min.
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The Case for Police-Mental Health Collaboration: What Every Law Enforcement Executive Should Know
BJA's Serving Safely Webinar Series This webinar provides an in-depth look at the challenges many communities face and shares real-world experiences in developing Police-Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC) programs to address them. Video run time: 2:12 min.
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NIJ LEADS Program Increases Research Capabilities of Law Enforcement Officers
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National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice
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Protecting Against Stress & Trauma - Part 1: Defining the Problem
NIJ Research Lessons for Law Enforcement Part 1 of Protecting Against Stress & Trauma: Defining the Problem. At this Research for the Real World seminar, NIJ brought together law enforcement practitioners and leading researchers in the field of stress to discuss the current research evidence and practical benefits of targeted stress-management interventions and how they can promote officer mental wellness. Video run time: 43:26 min.
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Protecting Against Stress & Trauma - Part 4: Audience Q&A
NIJ Research Lessons for Law Enforcement Part 4 of Protecting Against Stress & Trauma: Audience Q&A. At this Research for the Real World seminar, NIJ brought together law enforcement practitioners and leading researchers in the field of stress to discuss the current research evidence and practical benefits of targeted stress-management interventions and how they can promote officer mental wellness. Video run time: 26:07 min.
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Protecting Against Stress & Trauma – Part 2: Research & Practice
NIJ Research Lessons for Law Enforcement Part 2 of Protecting Against Stress & Trauma: Research & Practice. At this Research for the Real World seminar, NIJ brought together law enforcement practitioners and leading researchers in the field of stress to discuss the current research evidence and practical benefits of targeted stress-management interventions and how they can promote officer mental wellness. Video run time: 24:58 min.
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