National Criminal Justice Reference Service NCJRS is administered by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice JUSTICE INFORMATION June 01, 2008 Volume 14, Number 11. Access this issue online at: http://www.ncjrs.gov/justinfo/Jun0108.html JUSTINFO, published the 1st and 15th of each month, highlights information from the NCJRS sponsoring agencies. ************************************************************************* CONTENTS Announcements - Administrative Officer Position Available (NIC) - Celebrate Safe Communities (BJA) - Medal of Valor Nomination Period Open (BJA) - ONDCP Launches Redesigned Web Site (ONDCP) - Site Coordinators Needed for Upcoming Broadcast (NIC) - Victim Justice Position Announced (OVC) Funding Opportunities - Applicants Sought for Gang Prevention Program (OJJDP) - Byrne Competitive Solicitation Announced (BJA) - Enhancing Effectiveness of Correctional Organizations (NIC) - Grant Available To Help Tribal Correctional Facilities (BJA) - Grant Focuses on Electronic and Cyber Crime (BJA) - OJJDP Announces Mentoring Solicitations (OJJDP) - Tribal Juvenile Accountability Discretionary Grants Funding Available (OJJDP) Publications - Guide Addresses Developing Successful Crime Analysis Units (COPS) - June 2008 Community Policing Dispatch Coming Soon (COPS) - Publication Helps Youth Overcome Abduction Trauma (OJJDP) Online Resources - June Is National Internet Safety Month (NCJRS) - Offenders Practice Applying for Employment (NIC) Conferences and Trainings - Fall/Winter 2008 Training Schedule Updated (OVC) - Jail Administration Training Available (NIC) ************************************************************************* *** Announcements *** Administrative Officer Position Available Application deadline: June 4, 2008 The National Institute of Corrections is seeking an Administrative Officer. The incumbent will be responsible for the management of support activities in NIC's Washington, DC, office. Some of these activities involve training, technical assistance, cooperative agreements, and information development. (NIC) For more information, visit: http://community.nicic.org/blogs/nic/archive/2008/05/14/nic-job-announcement-administrative-officer.aspx ============================================================ Celebrate Safe Communities BJA, the National Crime Prevention Council, and the National Sheriffs' Association have joined together to Celebrate Safe Communities and kick off October as Crime Prevention Month through recognizing the vital role residents play in keeping their neighborhoods safe. (BJA) For more information, visit: http://www.celebratesafecommunities.org/ ============================================================ Medal of Valor Nomination Period Open Application period: May 30 to July 31, 2008 The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor is the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer. The medal is awarded by the President to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage in protecting or saving human lives. Submit an online application at the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Web site. (BJA) For more information, visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/medalofvalor/welcome.html ============================================================ ONDCP Launches Redesigned Web Site The Office of National Drug Control Policy's Web site has a new look. The newly redesigned site features information on national drug policy, facts and figures about drugs, state and local resources, and discussion forums. The new site also includes a policy focus section, blog news, and a media center. (ONDCP) For more information, visit: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ ============================================================ Site Coordinators Needed for Upcoming Broadcast Registration deadline: July 2, 2008 NIC is looking for site coordinators for "Women and Work: Gender Responsivity and Workforce Development," to be broadcast live on September 24-25, 2008. Training will be held via satellite or via the Internet on July 9, 2008. (NIC) For more information, visit: http://community.nicic.org/blogs/offender_employment/archive/2008/05/15/nic-satellite-internet-broadcast-women-and-work.aspx ============================================================ Victim Justice Position Announced Application deadline: June 13, 2008 OVC is accepting applications for a Victim Justice Program Specialist position. Responsibilities include reviewing activities of grantees and contractors to ensure compliance and identifying successful activities for replication in other areas. For more information, visit Job Opportunities at OVC. In the coming weeks, the USAJOBS Web site will include additional Victim Justice Program Specialist openings. (OVC) For more information, visit: http://www.ovc.gov/new/jobop.htm http://www.usajobs.gov/ ************************************************************************* *** Funding Opportunities *** Applicants Sought for Gang Prevention Program Application deadline: June 13, 2008 OJJDP's FY 2008 Gang Prevention Coordination Assistance Program provides funding to enhance coordination of federal, state, and local resources in support of community partnerships implementing two or more of the following antigang strategies: primary prevention, secondary prevention, gang intervention, and gang enforcement. (OJJDP) For more information, visit: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/funding/FundingDetail.asp?fi=99 ============================================================ Byrne Competitive Solicitation Announced Application deadline: June 11, 2008 BJA is seeking applicants for the FY 2008 Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program: National Initiatives. Applicants are solicited under five categories: preventing crime and drug abuse, enhancing local law enforcement, enhancing local courts, enhancing local corrections and offender reentry, and facilitating justice information sharing. (BJA) For more information, visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/08ByrneCompSol.pdf ============================================================ Enhancing Effectiveness of Correctional Organizations Application deadline: June 19, 2008 "Identifying the Characteristics of High Performing Correctional Organizations" is a proposal for qualified organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for a 12-month developmental phase of this new initiative. The project will focus on developing a methodology to build strengths and to identify and enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of correctional facilities. (NIC) For more information, visit: http://community.nicic.org/blogs/nic/archive/2008/05/14/solicitation-for-cooperative-agreement-high-performing-correctional-organizations.aspx ============================================================ Grant Available To Help Tribal Correctional Facilities Application deadline: June 12, 2008 BJA is soliciting applicants for the Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Program in an effort to help tribes cost effectively plan and renovate facilities associated with the incarceration and rehabilitation of juvenile and adult offenders subject to tribal jurisdiction. (BJA) For more information, visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/tribal_correction.html ============================================================ Grant Focuses on Electronic and Cyber Crime Application deadline: June 23, 2008 The Electronic and Cyber Crime Training and Technical Assistance Program serves communities by providing training, technical assistance, and related support that leverages cooperative efforts between electronic and cyber crime training and technical assistance service providers. (BJA) For more information, visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/08CyberCrimeSol.pdf ============================================================ OJJDP Announces Mentoring Solicitations Application deadline: June 20, 2008 OJJDP has announced two FY 2008 mentoring solicitations: National Mentoring Programs and Strengthening Youth Mentoring through Community Partnerships.(OJJDP) For more information, visit: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2008/NatlMentoring.pdf http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2008/CommMentoring.pdf ============================================================ Tribal Juvenile Accountability Discretionary Grants Funding Available Application deadline: June 13, 2008 OJJDP is seeking applicants under its FY 2008 Tribal Youth Program's Juvenile Accountability Discretionary Grants solicitation to develop and implement programs that hold tribal youth accountable for their delinquent behavior and strengthen tribal juvenile justice systems. (OJJDP) For more information, visit: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/funding/FundingDetail.asp?fi=96 ************************************************************************* *** Publications *** Guide Addresses Developing Successful Crime Analysis Units "Enhancing the Problem-Solving Capacity of Crime Analysis Units" (NCJ 222841, 48 pp.) will help police managers ensure that their crime analysts are properly inducted into the police environment and that analytical work is fully integrated into departmental operations. The guide is organized around nine fundamental concerns that must be addressed when developing a problem-solving capacity within a crime analysis unit. (COPS) For more information, visit: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/files/RIC/Publications/e020827126.pdf ============================================================ June 2008 Community Policing Dispatch Coming Soon The COPS Office's latest issue of Community Policing Dispatch will be available on June 2. Articles include an interview with a police chief about law enforcement/research/funding partnerships, COPS Office funding opportunities, internal affairs units’ community of practice, the role of agency planning and research units in promoting innovation, and new products from the Office for Victims of Crime. (COPS) For more information, visit: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/index.html ============================================================ Publication Helps Youth Overcome Abduction Trauma Written by five survivors of child abductions, "You're Not Alone: The Journey From Abduction to Empowerment" (NCJ 221965, 76 pp.) joins two previous OJJDP publications, "When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide" and "What About Me? Coping With the Abduction of a Brother or Sister," in a series that assists families coping with abduction. (OJJDP) For more information, visit: http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=244130 http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/Publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=204958 http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/Publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=239397 For Ordering, visit: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/ShoppingCart/ShopCart.aspx?item=NCJ+221965&repro=0 ************************************************************************* *** Online Resources *** June Is National Internet Safety Month In recognition of National Internet Safety Month (June 2008), NCJRS invites you to view the Internet Safety Special Feature. This online resource contains links to publications and related resources focusing on Internet safety. (NCJRS) For more information, visit: http://www.ncjrs.gov/internetsafety/ ============================================================ Offenders Practice Applying for Employment NIC's Offender Workforce Development Division has developed an Online/Kiosk Employment Application Simulation software program that allows offenders to practice completing an employment application on personal computers that do not have access to the Internet. The CD-based software is compatible with the Windows® operating system. (NIC) For more information, visit: http://community.nicic.org/blogs/offender_employment/archive/2008/05/13/new-product-from-nic-online-kiosk-employment-application-simulation.aspx ************************************************************************* *** Conferences and Trainings *** Fall/Winter 2008 Training Schedule Updated Register now for OVC's upcoming training workshops, including Compassion Fatigue/Vicarious Trauma, August 19-20, 2008, in Spokane, Washington, and Enforcing Victims' Rights, October 29-30, 2008, in Charleston, South Carolina. To view course descriptions and learning objectives or to register, visit the OVC TTAC Web Site. (OVC) For more information, visit: http://www.sei2003.com/ovcttac2008/CompassionAugust.htm http://www.sei2003.com/ovcttac2008/VictimsRights.htm https://www.ovcttac.gov/trainingCenter/training.cfm ============================================================ Jail Administration Training Available Application deadline: June 6, 2008 Registration is open for NIC's September 7-11, 2008, Jail Administration program in Colorado. This 35-hour program will include topics such as risk management, jail standards, policies and procedures, inmate behavior management, jail staffing, budget management, and operational assessments. Training is applicable for administrators whose jails house more than 150 inmates. (NIC) For more information, visit: http://nicic.gov/Training/08J2602 ************************************************************************* Ordering Instructions - Resources available for online ordering are noted with the reference "Order Online." 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