Resource Results
The National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (National DEC) provides a wealth of resources to help organizations wishing to establish state or local DEC alliances. Those resources, including samples of documents from existing alliances, are consolidated here with information to help the process go smoothly.
This report highlights 25 significant initiatives the COPS Office has contributed to the field in its first 25 years of serving the field. Supporting law enforcement is our mission; we are proud of the ways we have done that and excited about continuing, with the support of our law enforcement stakeholders and Congress, to play a critical role for law enforcement in the years ahead.
Rural law enforcement agencies face increasing rates of crime and disorder - and often have dwindling resources with which to combat them. To discuss critical issues in rural policing, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has convened a listening session series with rural law enforcement stakeholders to discuss rural law enforcement's common concerns, challenges, and needs. The results of the second round of these… Read More
A homicide is a traumatic event that leaves family members and close friends of the victim in a state of shock and uncertainty over the violent and unexpected loss. Given the profound impacts that a homicide has on secondary victims and their communities and the need to improve how these survivors are incorporated into the investigatory process, the Richmond (Virginia) Police Department and Charlotte-Mecklenburg (North Carolina) Police Department have established Homicide Support Groups… Read More
A homicide is a traumatic event that leaves family members and close friends of the victim in a state of shock and uncertainty over the violent and unexpected loss. Given the profound impacts that a homicide has on secondary victims and their communities and the need to improve how these survivors are incorporated into the investigatory process, the Richmond (Virginia) Police Department and Charlotte-Mecklenburg (North Carolina) Police Department have established Homicide Support Groups… Read More
State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies, as well as members of the community, have been increasing their use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)—also known as drones—because of their increasing utility and efficiency. In early 2020, the COPS Office launched a working group comprising leaders in the field, both local and federal, to identify and create vital resources for law enforcement agencies using and confronting the use of drones. This publication is a roadmap… Read More
This white paper discusses how descriptive statistics and basic analysis of the daily activities of jails can support safety and help measure and improve performance.
The two-page flyer provides an overview of drug court and other problem solving court program models and available guidance. The document is updated regularly with information on program and research resources supported by BJA, OJJDP, and NIJ, with hyperlinks to current training and technical assistance providers and relevant documents.
Developed with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), The Opioid Crisis and Children: The Critical Role of Law Enforcement shows how law enforcement-led deflection presents opportunities to help drug-endangered… Read More
In December 2019, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services held a day-long forum to discuss the challenges of law enforcement recruitment and retention and specifically focused on these issues in relation to smaller and more rural law enforcement agencies. The 32 participants included police chiefs, captains, lieutenants, academic experts, researchers, and agency directors of state police standards.
