PSN Training and Technical Assistance Bulletin
December 2020, Issue 9
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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 |
Crime Analysis Boot Camp
A PSN district in the Midwest region recently received training on Crime Analysis. This training was led by a panel of Subject Matter Experts, including Julie Wartell, who are highly skilled in their respective areas and spent considerable time ensuring that there would be a positive learning environment with the virtual training. Attendees included local, state, and federal law enforcement analysts from several agencies.
Some of the training topics included:
- Types of Crime Analysis
- Emerging trends in crime analysis
- Crime analysis products
- Excel
- Crime mapping
- Collecting and analyzing gun data
- Social media investigations
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TRAINING or WORKSHOP on Top Offender Lists
One PSN district recently participated in an interactive virtual discussion surrounding best practices and lessons learned from violent crime reduction strategies utilizing offender lists. Subject Matter Experts, Tom Woodmansee, Dr. Bryanna Fox, and Dr. Scott Decker led this discussion.
If you are interested in hosting a similar workshop for your district or agency, you can learn more about the training here.
You can also listen to a podcast series that the PSN TTA team developed on Targeting Offenders and Creating Targeted Offender Lists.
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Webinar Recording
FY20 PSN New Grantee Webinar
On December 2, 2021 at 1pm ET, the PSN TTA team hosted the FY20 PSN New Grantee Webinar.
Topics covered in the webinar included:
- Getting started with your PSN grant
- PSN program requirements
- Performance Measurement Tool (PMT)
- Overview of the PSN Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) program
Speakers include:
- Stephen Fender, Bureau of Justice Assistance Programs Office
- Lauren Troy, Bureau of Justice Assistance Programs Office
- Catherine McNamee, Bureau of Justice Assistance Policy Office
- Brandy Donini-Melanson, Executive Office for United States Attorneys
- Dr. Ed McGarrell, Michigan State University
You can view the webinar recording and slides here.
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Seeking Agency Applications
Promising Practices in Law Enforcement Victim Support
The IACP is recruiting law enforcement agencies for participation in a new initiative to identify promising practices and advance the field in law enforcement victim support. Victim-centered, trauma-informed approaches to crime can help support victim recovery and engagement with the criminal justice system. These approaches promote enhanced victim and community safety while helping law enforcement solve and prevent crime.
Case studies of up to 16 agencies will be conducted to document promising practices and lessons learned around victim response. A diverse array of agencies will be selected, including those with and without agency-based victim services personnel. The case studies will address how victim-centered, trauma-informed practices are implemented and sustained as part of overall operating philosophy and culture.
Learn more about this opportunity here.
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New Training Opportunity Aims to Improve Local Mental Health Responses
This winter, The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center is offering free virtual, intensive training to three jurisdictions at the municipal and county level to help reduce the number of people with mental illnesses who are arrested and booked into jail. Selected jurisdictions will leave this training with concrete steps for future action.
This opportunity is offered with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Apply by Friday, January 15, 2021.
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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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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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