Resource Results
In addition to identifying potential challenges in countering and responding to COVID-19 in institutional corrections, the workshop identified the various health and safety measures adopted by corrections agencies, including reducing their incarcerated populations and developing strategies for quarantine, such as physical distancing, wearing masks, and improving hygiene practices. Most incarcerated persons had to rely on technology to maintain contact with their families and legal… Read More
This guide presents information on evidence-based policing practices in small, rural, and tribal agencies, which often have different problems and different needs from the large, urban agencies where most law enforcement research is conducted - as well as different strengths. It includes case studies and additional information gleaned from the literature and from conversations with law enforcement leaders.
Drug courts are specialized court-docket programs that target defendants and offenders (adults and juveniles), as well as parents with pending child welfare cases who have alcohol and other drug dependency problems. Although the features of drug courts vary according to the population served, as well as the resources allocated, programs are generally managed by a multidisciplinary team that includes judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, community corrections, social workers, and… Read More
This third edition of the Law Enforcement Intelligence – A Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (Law Enforcement Intelligence Guide) builds on the first two editions, which primarily focused on terrorism in illustration and application. With changes in intelligence practices and threats to the community, a deliberate effort has been made in this edition to include content and examples of criminal extremism beyond international terrorism.
This guide to gender-responsive approaches was developed by The Council of State Governments Justice Center in partnership with the National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women. It was originally compiled for Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program grantees who are working to improve criminal justice and behavioral health outcomes for women in the criminal justice system. However, the guide can help program providers in behavioral health and criminal justice settings across… Read More
This resource serves as a guide for law enforcement leadership in establishing an officer wellness program.
Dual system youth are a subset of “crossover youth” — juveniles who have been both victims of maltreatment and engaged in delinquent acts. The dual system youth population consists of crossover youth who have entered, at some point, both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. As a vulnerable and high-risk group, dual system youth cannot be effectively identified and served without a culture of collaboration between both systems. This NIJ Journal article outlines a brief history… Read More
This report shares researchers' and practitioners’ perspectives from a National Institute of Justice virtual meeting on evidence-based programs, policies, and practices to address gangs and gang violence.
Law enforcement personnel often respond to calls for help that fall outside typical police duties. Communities are now looking at how they can shift their approach to public safety by focusing on who should be called when a person is in crisis.
In an Op-Ed for The Baltimore Sun, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Acting Director Kristen Mahoney and Ayesha Delany-Brumsey with the Council of State Governments Justice Center wrote about this topic.
CRI-TAC Field Features are a compilation of innovative practices implemented by the field to enhance operations while maintaining public safety and the safety and wellness of an agency during the COVID-19 pandemic. This feature describes the expansion of a consolidated dispatch program to facilitate mutual aid among the first responders of Riverside, Illinois and neighboring municipalities.
