Announcements
- Grantees: Prepare for the October 2020 grants and payment management system transition – see key transition activities and dates | OJP
- Nominations for the 2021 National Crime Victims' Service Awards are due by August 31, 2020 | OVC
- Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica Hart selected Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities. as the 2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week theme – learn more in a video message from OVC Director Hart | OVC
- Senior statistician vacancy announced – learn more about the position and apply by August 10 | BJS
- Submit comments by September 11 on the revision of the 2021 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey data collection | BJS
- Watch OVC Director Hart discuss the consolidation of OJP human trafficking initiatives into a single Human Trafficking Division within OVC | OVC
Funding
- Find available funding opportunities and helpful information in the OJP Funding Resource Center | OJP
- Subscribe to Funding News from NCJRS for solicitation releases, useful funding resources, and more | NCJRS
Publications
- Identifying Needs Related to Managing Seriously Mentally Ill Individuals in Corrections | NIJ
- In Focus: Children's Advocacy Centers | OJJDP
- In Focus: Eliminating Prison Rape Among Juveniles | OJJDP
- Officer Suicide: Understanding the Challenges and Developing a Plan of Action | BJA
- Teen Cyberbullying Content Assessed in the Context of Social Networks | NIJ
- Tribal Crime Data-Collection Activities, 2020 | BJS
Online Resources
- Datasets now available for the National Prisoner Statistics series: 1978-2017 and 1978-2018 | BJS
- New from the Just Science Podcast: Just Digital Evidence in the Courts of Appeals and Just a Public Defender's Perspective | NIJ
- OVC's Activity Spotlight highlights the Arizona Department of Public Safety | OVC
- Stay informed: Access fraud awareness resources related to COVID-19 | OJP
Virtual Events
- Understanding and Responding to Labor Trafficking | OVC
August 4, 2020, 2 p.m. ET - Building Relationships Between Communities and Police: What Prosecutors Need to Know | OJJDP
August 5, 2020, 3 p.m. ET - Mindfulness Strategies for Law Enforcement (Part 4) | BJA
August 6, 2020, 1 p.m. ET - Mass Violence and Terrorism Volunteer Management | OVC
August 10, 2020, 1 p.m. ET - 32nd Annual Conference on Crimes Against Children | NIJ/OJJDP/SMART
August 10-13, 2020 - Network Forensics: Challenges and Tools | NIJ
August 12, 2020, 1 p.m. ET - Implementing Telehealth in Jails | BJA
August 13, 2020, 2 p.m. ET - Integrating Culturally-based Practices with Western Treatment Modalities | BJA
August 13, 2020, 2 p.m. ET - Learn about Operation Lady Justice virtual Tribal consultations being held in August and September | OJP
- Expert Q&A webinar recording now available: Non-Fatal Strangulation: Recognizing the Injuries and Connecting Victims to Care | OVC
- See Justice Events to find additional upcoming events | NCJRS
Date Published: August 1, 2020