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VALOR Initiative: Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability

Building Trust One Traffic Stop at a Time

Community safety doesn't start with a traffic stop—it begins with building trust. That's just one of the lessons Lieutenant James Jefferson III of the Louisiana State Police learned from the VALOR Safer Together training program.

Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative FY 2022 Grant Applicant Education Webinar

April 2022
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Funding Webinar
During this April 6, 2022, webinar, Bureau of Justice Assistance personnel provided details and guidance for potential applicants to the FY 2022 Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative solicitation.

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Officer Health and Wellness Agency Assessment Tool and Action Planning Roadmap Released

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The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), has released Officer Health and Wellness Agency Assessment Tool and Action Planning Roadmap.

A comprehensive strategy to promote officer safety and wellness requires a multi-faceted approach addressing a variety of essential topics. The information contained in this resource is intended to serve as a guide for law enforcement...

Honoring Public Safety Officers

This BJA blog post highlights BJA's commitment to providing programs and support to help officers and their families during National Police Week and throughout the year.

Active Shooter Response Training and Technical Assistance Program

This training program, in partnership with Texas State University's Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center, provides a variety of active shooter tactical response trainings for law enforcement officers to prepare them to respond to active shooter situations safely and effectively.

BJA's VALOR Officer Safety And Wellness Program Trains Over 50,000 Officers

The VALOR Officer Safety and Wellness Program, a training initiative of the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), has demonstrated its unwavering support for law enforcement by providing training to over 50,000 officers nationwide. To date, the VALOR Program has delivered training to 51,155 law enforcement officers across all 50 states in more than 540 onsite training events.

In addition, the VALOR Program...

VALOR Program Promotes Officer Safety and Wellness

More than 6,000 law enforcement agencies and 51,000 officers across all 50 states have participated in VALOR programming since 2010.

At an October homecoming parade in Jackson, Tennessee, Police Investigator Kelly Schrotberger took notice of a 15-year-old boy in the crowd. After watching him for some time, Schrotberger and a colleague came to believe the boy was acting in a manner that signaled he may...