JUSTINFO Newsletter

Announcements

• Learn about OVC's commitment to supporting victims of elder abuse | OVC
• Nearly $10 million awarded to support victims of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL | OVC
• New grants and payment management systems will launch October 15, 2020 – learn more about the Justice Grants System (JustGrants) | OJP
• Public comments being accepted until August 3 on the proposed extension of BJS data collection: Annual Probation Survey and Annual Parole Survey | BJS
• Writer-editor sought for the BJS Publications and Dissemination Unit – apply by June 22 | BJS

Funding

• Find currently available funding in the OJP Funding Resource Center | OJP
• Subscribe to Funding News from NCJRS for weekly solicitation announcements, useful funding resources, and more | NCJRS

Publications

• Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials in State Prisons | NIJ
• Final Report: Development and Implementation Project for the Youth Needs and Progress Scale (YNPS) | SMART
• First Step Act Implementation Fiscal Year 2020 90-Day Report | NIJ
• The Importance of Management in Evidence-Based Policing | NIJ
• Juvenile Court Statistics 2018 | OJJDP
• PREA Data-Collection Activities, 2020 | BJS

Online Resources

• CrimeSolutions.gov now includes 100 rated practices helping practitioners and policymakers see what works, what doesn't, and what's promising | NIJ
• June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – access the Elder Abuse Special Feature for topical information and resources | NCJRS
• Watch: CSSI Research on the Impact of Emergency Preparedness on School Safety and Optimizing Risk & Needs Assessments for State & Local Jurisdictions | NIJ

Webinars

• Tackling Employee Wellness: The Phoenix Police Department's Crime Lab Approach | NIJ
  June 18, 2020, 1 p.m. ET
• Team Transition! Mentoring Youth in the Transition from Foster Care to Adult Life | OJJDP
  June 18, 2020, 1 p.m. ET
• Lifting Up Voices: Law Enforcement World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Celebration | OJP
  June 18, 2020, 2 p.m. ET
• Working Together to Combat Child Abuse | OJJDP
  June 24, 2020, 3 p.m. ET
• Drug Exposures in the Forensic Laboratory: What We Know, What We Can Learn | NIJ
  June 25, 2020, 1 p.m. ET
• Tribal Consultation | OJJDP
  June 25, 2020, 3:30 p.m. ET
• Protecting Youth from Gangs on Social Media | OJJDP
  June 30, 2020, 2 p.m. ET
• Managing an Accredited Digital Forensic Laboratory | NIJ
  July 1, 2020, 1 p.m. ET
• Secondary Trauma & Traumatic Stress: Cognitive Signs and Symptoms and How to Mitigate | OJJDP
  July 2, 2020, 3 p.m. ET
• Expert Q&A webinar recording now available: Vicarious Trauma in First Responders | OVC
• See Justice Events to find upcoming events by location, date, topic, or sponsor | NCJRS