PSN Training and Technical Assistance Bulletin
August 2020, Issue 5
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The monthly Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Bulletin highlights TTA and resources provided to PSN taskforces and local law enforcement agencies. TTA requests can be made online
here
. If you have questions regarding TTA, please contact your regional TTA liaison or the TTA team at
psnttateam@psntta.org
.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) PSN is a nationwide initiative that brings together federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and community leaders to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in a community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. PSN TTA assists taskforces with planning, implementing, and assessing their violence reduction PSN strategies.
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PSN TTA is currently offering virtual law enforcement
assessments
and other technical assistance.
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Training and Technical Assistance Spotlight
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TRAINING on Grants Strategy
To help all public safety agencies, (small, medium and large) across a district increase their capacity to apply for private grant awards, a U.S. Attorney’s Office PSN Team is hosting a series of online grant webinars. These webinars, supported by PSN TTA, will be led by Subject Matter Expert Joan Brody and will cover the following topics:
- Grants 101
- Grant Strategy Development
- Matching Funding Needs to Current and Forthcoming Grants
- Grant Writing Steps
- Grant Award Implementation
If your district or agency is interested in a similar training, please make a TTA request
online
. Also learn more about the Grants Landscape Review assessment
here
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TRAINING on Social Network Analysis (SNA)
The PSN TTA team recently worked with a local police department and its Crime Gun Intelligence Center to provide an advanced SNA training for analysts. Dr. Lauren Magee from Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, and a former crime analyst in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, conducted the training.
The police department analysts have been conducting SNA for several years to support their PSN initiative and have continually been refining the SNA model. This training focused on how to integrate multiple sources of data, including National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) data, to support more robust crime analysis intelligence products. The training was conducted successfully in a virtual online format.
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Reminder: Upcoming PSN Webinar
Trauma-Informed Law Enforcement Strategies for Combating Victim, Witness, and Community Intimidation and Retaliation
August 17, 2020, 1-3 PM ET
Join NCVC for a webinar and discussion on how law enforcement agencies are currently using trauma-informed approaches to intervene, mitigate, and combat the effects of intimidation and retaliation in their local, state, and federal jurisdictions. Speakers will include:
- Chafica Khodr Agha, Esq., Staff Attorney and Program Associate, NCVC (Moderator)
- Detective Andrew Washington, Police Detective, Tampa Police Department, Criminal Investigation Division
- Darlene Averick, Supervisory Victim Witness Program Manager, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
- Courtney Kurtis, Esq., Assistant Executive Director, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council
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The
PSN TTA Catalog
describes the TTA available to PSN districts and how to request, plan for, and receive assistance. TTA is currently available via virtual formats due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New: Training on Social Network Analysis
The PSN
Fundamentals of Social Network Analysis
training teaches law enforcement professionals about what SNA is and how to use it to understand and guide violence prevention efforts. This training includes two modules. The first module discusses the value, purpose, and utility of SNA, focusing on key SNA concepts and operational applications. The second module provides a technical SNA foundation for crime analysts through hands-on exercises and pilot approaches for applying SNA in participants’ jurisdictions. Both of these training modules are available virtually.
Learn more about the SNA training
here.
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Each PSN Taskforce is supported by a regional TTA team, consisting of a TTA liaison, analyst, victim services liaison, and DOJ support team member. Click on the map below to learn more about the seven PSN TTA teams.
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And learn more topically online here:
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This project was supported by Grant No. 2018-DP-BX-K013 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART). Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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