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View archives of Department of Justice and Office of Justice Programs press releases that highlight Bureau of Justice Assistance efforts.
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Impact Justice: Changing the Conversation, and Reality, Around Homelessness
This blog post focuses on the work being done by Impact Justice, through support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office of Justice Programs, to ensure formerly incarcerated people have safe, stable and supportive housing to return to.
Police accounts of critical incidents: a descriptive and empirical assessment
NCJ Number
307769
Journal
Date Published
2022
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Press Releases
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Police accounts of critical incidents: a descriptive and empirical assessment
NCJ Number
305318
Journal
Date Published
2022
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Justice Department Awards $96 Million to Fund Drug and Veterans Treatment Courts
Learn about the awards made by BJA and others within the Office of Justice Programs.
Justice Department Announces $5.3 Million in Awards to Support Operation Legend
Funding for these awards comes from the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Press Releases
Find a listing of federal press releases related to Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor awards, ceremonies, and recipients.
Episode 67: BWC Spotlight on Communication Tactics for LE
July 2017
Series
Todd Maxwell, part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Body Worn Camera Team, interviews the technical advisor for the Office of Justice Programs' Laura McElroy to discuss Body Worn Cameras and the communication strategies around BWCs. The podcast examines Laura's experiences and recommendations for communication policy considerations. We further discuss strategic communication strategies to create and control the narrative for high profile situations.
Episode 37: BWC Civil Rights Spotlight – ACLU
July 2016
Series
Todd Maxwell from BJA’s Body-Worn Camera Team interviews Senior Policy Analyst Jay Stanley from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to discuss trending privacy and civil rights issues involving body-worn cameras along with the ACLU’s position on these issues. Jay Stanley contributed to the BJA Expert Panel on Body Worn Cameras that helped form the BJA National Body-Worn Camera Toolkit.
Solicitation Released for the Collaborative Mental Health and Anti-Recidivism Initiative
BJA is seeking applications from state agencies to establish a collaborative anti-recidivism initiative to provide comprehensive care before, during, and after incarceration, with a goal of recidivism reduction, for individuals with serious mental illness.
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