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“The Debrief with Jon Becker,” the acclaimed podcast that takes an in-depth look at incidents, practices, and lessons learned of elite tactical units, announces the launch of its highly anticipated fifth season. Featured episodes this season include critical incident reviews of the Greater Victoria ERT Police Ambush, the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, and the Uvalde school shooting, among others.  This season will also include the well-received Decision-Making Exercises (DMEs) that began in Season 4, allowing Debrief listeners and…

Promoting Democracy and Advancing Community and Officer Safety The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) released a new resource, 21st Century Protest Response: Promoting Democracy and Advancing Community and Officer Safety on College Campuses. This practical reference guide for managing protests; promoting democracy; and advancing student, community and officer safety is based on recommendations from the 2022 report 21st Century Protest Response: Promoting Democracy and Advancing Community and Officer Safety. It provides a checklist which…

Henry Repeating Arms is proud to announce that Founder and CEO Anthony Imperato was honored with the prestigious Humanitarian Award by the New York Police Department Committee of Police Societies (NYPD COPS). The award recognizes Imperato’s outstanding charitable contributions through Henry’s “Guns For Great Causes” program and his dedication to supporting America’s law enforcement. Guns For Great Causes is the philanthropic arm of Henry Repeating Arms, dedicated to making a lasting impact in communities nationwide. The program’s primary mission is…

The inaugural Public Safety & Artificial Intelligence International Symposiumis a groundbreaking event set to redefine the role of technology in the field of public safety. Hosted from February 3-5, 2025,in Las Vegas, Nevada, this one-of-a-kind symposium promises to deliver unparalleled insights and hands-on learning from the brightest global minds in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and public safety. Attendees will receive a sample Public Safety AI Policy. Whether you are a public safety administrator, policymaker, data analyst, technology supervisor, trainer, investigator, or…

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released, Police-Media Interactions During Mass Demonstrations, a new report which seeks to help law enforcement improve the response to demonstrations specifically through recommendations for police-media interactions. The report, produced by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), in collaboration with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (Reporters Committee), details how law enforcement and members of the media can better recognize each other,…

Victims of human trafficking play a key role in the investigation and prosecution of traffickers; however, their involvement in the interview process and the information they disclose largely depend on the quality of their interactions with interviewers. Victims of trafficking represent a challenging and complex subset of victims. Unfortunately, little is known about the effectiveness of interviewing strategies specifically with trafficking victims. Law enforcement agencies have limited evidence-based or actionable guidance to strengthen interviewing practices with this subset of victims….

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…