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Elder Justice: Tools and Strategies for Law Enforcement includes resources developed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on approaches to prevent, recognize and fight elder crime. As the population ages, there becomes an even greater need for federal, state and local law enforcement officers to be prepared for their critical role in responding to and helping crimes related to elder abuse and financial exploitation. The DOJ’s Elder Justice Initiative (EJI) has developed tools, training and resources to assist law enforcement. The Office of Community Oriented…

BJS has released the Police-Public Contact Survey, 2022 dataset. The Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS) provides detailed information on the nature and characteristics of contacts between police and the public, including the reason for, and the outcome of, the contact and the respondent’s satisfaction with the contact. With data from this collection, users can estimate the likelihood of different types of contact, including contact involving the use of nonfatal force by police, for residents with different demographic characteristics. The PPCS collects…

The FBI recently released its Cryptocurrency Fraud Report for 2023. In 2023, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 69,000 complaints from the public regarding cyber-enabled crime and financial fraud involving the use of cryptocurrency, with over $5.6 billion in reported losses.  Criminal actors exploit cryptocurrencies for all schemes, to include tech support, confidence and romance, investment, and government impersonation scams. Investment fraud was the most reported cryptocurrency scheme in 2023 and also saw the most reported losses, with about $3.9 billion lost. “Scams targeting investors who use…

This publication is a mixed methods evaluation of the Applied De-escalation Tactics train-the-trainer course delivered through the Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC). Three 2021 sessions of this law enforcement de-escalation training were studied and their effects of this train-the-trainer model were found to be consistent across different groups of officers. Training surveys demonstrate that officers were satisfied with the skills they gained and felt confident that the program provided the information they needed to teach de-escalation. All of…

The Department of Justice Community Relations Service (CRS) has released Navigating Conflicts: A Guide for Campus Leaders and Public Safety Personnel which is a framework to help campus leaders and public safety professionals understand conflicts and make informed decisions to address them. It was developed in partnership with the Divided Community Project at The Ohio State University.  The Guide offers campus administration and public safety leaders a framework, supported by practical ideas and tools, for dealing with campus conflict as…

Law enforcement personnel must be prepared to respond appropriately and supportively to persons who have experienced trauma. Victim-centered, trauma-informed approaches give law enforce­ment the necessary tools to provide this support. This publication, Identifying and Incorporating Core Principles of Victim-Centered and Trauma-Informed Response: Practices for Law Enforcement, provides a streamlined set of best practices from the field for first responders, evidence collection teams, investigators, supervisors, and agencies related to victim response efforts. Download a copy of this publication.

The Department of Justice Community Relations Service (CRS) has released Navigating Conflicts: A Guide for Campus Leaders and Public Safety Personnel which is a framework to help campus leaders and public safety professionals understand conflicts and make informed decisions to address them. It was developed in partnership with the Divided Community Project at The Ohio State University.  The Guide offers campus administration and public safety leaders a framework, supported by practical ideas and tools, for dealing with campus conflict as…