National Criminal Justice Reference Service NCJRS is administered by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice JUSTICE INFORMATION October 01, 2008 Volume 14, Number 20. Access this issue online at: http://www.ncjrs.gov/justinfo/Oct0108.html JUSTINFO, published the 1st and 15th of each month, highlights information from the NCJRS sponsoring agencies. ************************************************************************* CONTENTS Announcements - Ensuring Faith-Based Assistance for Gustav Victims (BJA) - Information System To Enhance Vehicle Verification (BJA) - Observe National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCJRS) - October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (OVW) - Submit Crime Victims' Service Awards Nominations Online (OVC) Funding Opportunities - 2009 NCVRW Community Awareness Project Funding Available (OVC) Publications - AMBER Alert August Edition Available (OJP) - Reintegrating Police Officers Deployed in Combat Zones (COPS) Conferences and Trainings - Attend Drug Testing Summit in October (ONDCP) - National Victim Assistance Academy Scheduled March 2009 (OVC) - OJJDP Tribal Consultation Rescheduled (OJJDP) - Training for Victim Services Available (OVC) ************************************************************************* *** Announcements *** Ensuring Faith-Based Assistance for Gustav Victims The Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at the Department of Homeland Security is working to ensure that the government is coordinating with faith-based and community organizations in response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Gustav. The Web page provides information on how to volunteer or donate resources. (BJA) For more information, visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/resource/Community_Faith.pdf ============================================================ Information System To Enhance Vehicle Verification The Department of Justice has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System. The system allows states to share vehicle title information to prevent theft and fraud and to allow consumers and others to access information on the histories of vehicles they are considering purchasing. (BJA) For more information, visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/nmvtis.html ============================================================ Observe National Cyber Security Awareness Month In recognition of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (October 2008), NCJRS presents an Internet Safety Special Feature. This online resource includes a compilation of publications and related resources focusing on general Internet safety, Internet safety for children, Internet privacy, cyberbullying and cyberstalking, and identity theft. (NCJRS) For more information, visit: http://www.ncjrs.gov/internetsafety/ ============================================================ October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month Working together, men, women, and teens can change attitudes and perceptions about domestic violence and dating violence. We can stop the cycle of violence. Visit the OVW Web site for information, referrals, or funding opportunities related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. (OVW) For more information, visit: http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/ ============================================================ Submit Crime Victims' Service Awards Nominations Online Deadline: October 10, 2008 The deadline for submitting nominations online for the 2009 National Crime Victims' Service Awards is fast approaching. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding support for victims and victim services. The honorees will be announced just before National Crime Victims' Rights Week (April 26-May 2, 2009) commences. (OVC) For more information, visit: https://ovcncvrw.ncjrs.gov/awards/default.html http://www.ovc.gov/ncvrw/ ************************************************************************* *** Funding Opportunities *** 2009 NCVRW Community Awareness Project Funding Available Application deadline: November 3, 2008 The National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators, through a grant from OVC, is seeking proposals for innovative and collaborative projects to raise public awareness of victims' rights and services in local communities during National Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 26-May 2, 2009. For more information, visit the NCVRW Community Awareness Project Web site. (OVC) For more information, visit: http://www.ovc.gov/ncvrw/welcome.html http://cap.navaa.org/ ************************************************************************* *** Publications *** AMBER Alert August Edition Available The AMBER Advocate August 2008 issue features an article about some of the heroes honored at the National Missing Children's Day ceremony, which was held on May 21, 2008. The publication also includes an interview with National AMBER Alert Coordinator Jeffrey L. Sedgwick and an article about AMBER Alert training in Canada and Indian Country. (OJP) For more information, visit: http://www.amberalert.gov/newsroom/pdfs/advocate_0808.pdf ============================================================ Reintegrating Police Officers Deployed in Combat Zones "Combat Deployment and the Returning Police Officer" (NCJ 224254, 50 pp.) examines the psychological effects of combat deployment, methods that may lessen the severity of combat stress, and strategies to help police officers returning to work, their families, and communities. This publication highlights four police agencies that have taken measures to assist returning officers and offers recommendations for further study. (COPS) For more information, visit: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/ResourceDetail.aspx?RID=471 ************************************************************************* *** Conferences and Trainings *** Attend Drug Testing Summit in October ONDCP will host two regional Random Student Drug Testing Summits in October 2008; they will be held October 21 in Omaha, Nebraska, and October 29 in Albany, New York. The summits will address relevant legal and program development issues and will serve as an introduction for schools that would like to learn more about student drug testing. (ONDCP) For more information, visit: http://www.randomstudentdrugtesting.org/presentations.html ============================================================ National Victim Assistance Academy Scheduled March 2009 The next National Victim Assistance Academy will be held March 1-6, 2009, at the American Airlines Training & Conference Center in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, area. Continuing Education Units will be awarded to all participants who complete the Foundation-Level Training, Specialized Training, or Leadership Institute and pre-Academy assignments. Sign up for the mailing list to receive more information. (OVC) For more information, visit: https://www.ovcttac.gov/nvaa https://www.ovcttac.gov/nvaa/aboutCenter.cfm https://www.ovcttac.gov/mailinglist/mailingList.cfm ============================================================ OJJDP Tribal Consultation Rescheduled OJJDP has written tribal leaders to solicit their views on the Tribal Youth Program proposal for fiscal year 2009. OJJDP invites tribal leaders to take part in the consultation, to be held on October 18, 2008, in Phoenix, Arizona. Written comments have been requested by October 31. (OJJDP) For more information, visit: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/enews/08juvjust/080918triballetter.pdf ============================================================ Training for Victim Services Available Register now for OVC's upcoming training workshop, Supporting Children Living With Grief and Trauma: A Multidisciplinary Approach, to be held December 10-11, 2008, in Los Angeles, California. 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/LA-SupportingChildren.htm https://www.ovcttac.gov/trainingCenter/training.cfm ************************************************************************* Ordering Instructions - Resources available for online ordering are noted with the reference "Order Online." 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