RAMESH NYBERG It’s Been a Busy Week… The week I am writing this column began on Monday, October 25th. It’s a week following a week of three big criminal justice stories – two of them in my home state. I tell my students that we are never lacking for study material and it’s true. The headlines of the Miami Herald – as well as every major news outlet in the country – are always overflowing with real crime stories, arrests,…
Published by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), this guidebook provides the law enforcement field with information about existing resources for promoting workforce diversity through a variety of staffing mechanisms. It is not meant to be exhaustive, but rather to promote awareness of research and professional publications which may not have been visible or accessible to practitioners. Though limited, the number of resources on this issue is growing and…
Dr. Stephenie Slahor The NLELP uses multiple tools to reach out to a vast network in support of national, regional and state safety campaigns, sharing traffic safety news, information and more. A few years ago, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Governors’ Highway Safety Association (GHSA) jointly created the National Law Enforcement Liaison Program (NLELP – nlelp.org) to enhance the work of state highway safety offices and law enforcement communities. The game plan created the Law Enforcement…
Through the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the US government launched a new Web site to help public and private organizations defend against the rise in ransomware cases. This Web site is a whole government approach which gives one central location for ransomware resources and alerts. Organizations are encouraged to use this new Web site to understand the threat of ransomware; mitigate risk; and, in the event of an attack, know what steps to take next. Visit the Web…
Published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office of Community Oriented Policing, and the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative, Law Enforcement Intelligence – A Guide for State, Local and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies, Third Edition builds on the first two editions which primarily focused on terrorism in illustration and application. With changes in intelligence practices and threats to the community, a deliberate effort has been made in this edition…
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in partnership with the BJA, has released the Officer Health and Wellness Agency Assessment and Action Planning Roadmap. A comprehensive strategy to promote officer safety and wellness requires a multifaceted approach addressing a variety of essential topics. The information contained in this resource is intended to serve as a guide for law enforcement executives or wellness program personnel who seek to establish or enhance an officer wellness program. A copy of the…
Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and published in partnership between the National Police Foundation (NPF) and the Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Program, Staying Healthy in the Fray – The Impact of Crowd Management on Officers in the Context of Civil Unrest discusses the challenges of high stress police operations like crowd management. Crowd management often challenges officers to push their bodies beyond normal limits, leading to poor performance, fatigue, insomnia,…
THE CONTROVERSIAL USE OF SPIT MASKS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT – PART II John G. Peters, Jr., CLS, Ph.D. and A. David Berman, CLS, M.S. ©2021. A.R.R. The second part of this two part series discusses how to increase your safety using spit masks. The focus is on spit mask application, removal and storage guidelines, policy, training, and competency-based testing. Recall from Part I of this series that there are no scientific data to support spit masks stopping the spread of…
Recently, several programs related to forensic science moved from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). New publications and fact sheets for a number of forensics programs are now available, including “DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program”; “Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program”; and “Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence.” BJA’s forensics-related programs enable communities to develop efficient, accurate, reliable, and cost-effective methods for the identification, analysis and interpretation of physical evidence…
As it prepares for reopening following the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Law Enforcement Museum begins installation of its newest exhibit, “Post-9/11: The Evolution of American Law Enforcement,” where artifacts from the disaster – including a 2,200 pound steel beam from the World Trade Center and a 6,300 pound concrete block from the Pentagon – have arrived to be positioned for visitors to experience. The exhibition is being installed in the DuPont Gallery of the museum which will house artifacts and…