JUSTINFO Newsletter

Announcements

• Find guidelines to help you write nominations for this year's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor – federal, state, local, and tribal public safety officers are all eligible | BJA
• Learn about the 10 locations added as part of the National Public Safety Partnership to Combat Violent Crime | BJA
• National Crime Victims' Rights Week will be April 19–25, 2020 – sign up to receive announcements | OVC
• Nearly 1,700 suspected online child sex predators arrested during Operation Broken Heart | OJJDP

Funding

• Transforming America's Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation | Due: 7/8/2019 | OVC
• Specialized Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance and Resource Development | Due: 7/10/2019 | OVC
• Transforming America's Response to Elder Abuse: Mobilizing Attorneys for Older Victims of Abuse & Financial Exploitation | Due: 7/15/2019 | OVC
• Using Telehealth to Improve Care, Access and Quality of Sexual Assault Forensic Exams | Due: 7/17/2019 | OVC
• Discretionary Training and Technical Assistance Program for VOCA Victim Assistance Grantees | Due: 7/18/2019 | OVC
• Direct Services to Support Victims of Human Trafficking | Due: 7/19/2019 | OVC
• Comprehensive Corrections Training and Technical Assistance | Due: 7/31/2019 | BJA
• Gulf States Regional Law Enforcement Technology Training and Technical Assistance Initiative | Due: 8/8/2019 | BJA
• Establishment of a National Center on Restorative Justice | Due: 8/12/2019 | NIJ
• Evaluation of Juvenile Corrections Executive Leadership Training | Due: 8/12/2019 | NIJ
• Evaluation of Street Law™ Programs | Due: 8/12/2019 | NIJ
• Longitudinal Research on Delinquency and Crime | Due: 8/13/2019 | NIJ
• Find additional, already announced opportunities and access resources in the OJP Funding Resource Center | OJP
• Stay informed with Funding News from NCJRS – be sure to select "Grants/funding" as an area of interest in your customer profile | NCJRS

Publications

• 2018 Annual Report | OJJDP
• AMBER Alert Field Guide for Law Enforcement Officers | OJJDP
• Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program | BJA
• Implementation of the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2018: A Report to Congress | OJJDP
• Making Schools Safe for Students | NIJ

Online Resources

• Blog: Addressing Religious Hate Crimes | OJP
• Blog: Reducing Recidivism in Released Offenders Improves Public Safety | OJP
• Listen to episodes from the 2019 NIJ Research and Development season of the Just Science podcast series | NIJ
• Statistical Briefing Book updated to include juvenile court data through 2017 | OJJDP

Webinars

• Discretionary Training and Technical Assistance Program for VOCA Victim Assistance Grantees | OVC
  June 17, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• Improving Your Local Juvenile Justice System through Cross System Collaboration | OJJDP
  June 17, 2019 1 p.m. ET
• America's Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation | OVC
  June 17, 2019, 3 p.m. ET
• AMBER Alert in Indian Country | OJJDP
  June 18, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• Facts and Myths: Health Care Employment Opportunities for People with Criminal Records | BJA
  June 18, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• Specialized Services and Mentoring for Victims of Sex Trafficking & Exploitation | OJJDP
  June 18, 2019, 1:30 p.m. ET
• BWC 201: Growing and Sustaining Your BWC Program | BJA
  June 18, 2019, 2 p.m. ET
• Project Beacon: Increasing Services for Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of Sex Trafficking | OVC
  June 19, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• FY 2019 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program | OVC
  June 20, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• Mentoring Youth Impacted by Opioids | OJJDP
  June 20, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• Introduction to Childhood Exposure to Trauma in Tribal Communities | OJJDP
  June 20, 2019, 2 p.m. ET
• Transforming America's Response to Elder Abuse: Mobilizing Attorneys for Older Victims of Abuse & Financial Exploitation | OVC
  June 24, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• Victims, Witnesses, and Defendants with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Key Information for Prosecutors | BJA
  June 24, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• FY 2019 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program | OVC
  June 27, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• Responding to Gangs in Schools: Creating a Collaborative Process Between Schools and Law Enforcement | OJJDP
  June 27, 2019, 2 p.m. ET
• Secondary Traumatic Stress in Juvenile to Healing Wellness Courts, Schools, and Tribal Program Settings | OJJDP
  June 27, 2019, 2 p.m. ET
• Protecting Against Stress & Trauma: Research Lessons for Law Enforcement (Research for the Real World Seminar) | NIJ
  June 28, 2019, 10 a.m. ET
• Expert Q&A webinar recording now available: Law Enforcement Response: Approaching Your Work with a Trauma–Informed Lens | OVC

Events

• National Sheriffs' Association Annual Educational & Technology Expo
  June 15–18, 2019, Louisville, KY
  Visit the OJP exhibit for BJA, BJS, NIJ, OJJDP, OVC, and SMART resources
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Annual Colloquium
  June 18–22, 2019, Salt Lake City, UT
  OJJDP materials available at event
• Coalition for Juvenile Justice Annual Conference
  June 19–22, 2019, Washington, DC
  Visit the exhibit area for NIJ and OJJDP resources
• National Association of School Resource Officers National Conference
  June 23–28, 2019, Pigeon Forge, TN
  Visit the OJP exhibit for BJA, BJS, NIJ, OJJDP, OVC, and SMART resources
• SMART 2019 National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability
  July 17–18, 2019, Chicago, IL
  Join the SMART Office to learn about tools, techniques, and information vital to monitoring sex offenders and combating sexual assault and child sexual abuse.
• See Justice Events to find additional events by location, date, topic, or sponsor | NCJRS