The Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Full list of The Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ) results

• Badges for Basics helps the Kansas City Police Department develop community rapport

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  Several police departments, including KCPD, are providing much-needed and hard-to-afford hygiene items to those in need

• Program provides a safe space to report hate crimes

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  The initiative is designed to address the underreporting of hate crimes and hate incidents by increasing public trust in reporting these crimes

• Webinar focuses on reducing traffic fatalities

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  “It’s not the citations we write, but the crashes we prevent, that measure our success.”

• Safe Schools Maryland Tip Line offers two-way anonymity

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  All tips are moved through a process that ensures they will receive swift attention from the appropriate administrator or law enforcement agency

• Framework for law enforcement responses to people with mental health needs

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  A roadmap helps agencies adapt solutions to the scale needed for their jurisdiction with a focus on four key outcomes that allow agencies to see if their efforts are succeeding

• How a UAS program can benefit SWAT operations

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  The Alameda County (California) Sheriff's Office recently integrated drone technology into all SWAT operations

• Program takes multi-faceted approach to active shooter training

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  The First 12 Minutes, developed by the City of Falls Church, Va., provides training to administrators, teachers and school staff

• New 'Beagle' tool will sniff out email fraud

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  Beagle is an open-source software tool that developers say will help with analytics and email investigations

• Training helps SROs learn about adolescent mental health

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  The full BEhavioral Threat Assessment program (BETA) lasts four days

• Autism FYI offers free training, app and more to law enforcement

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  The app includes de-escalation techniques and five key strategies for dealing with someone having “a meltdown”

• LE strategies for addressing and preventing cyberbullying

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  Protecting youths from cyberbullying and exploitation requires a concerted effort by parents, law enforcement, schools and the community

• Officers, students and community join the T.E.A.M.

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  T.E.A.M. is a proactive effort to make schools and communities safer, promote responsible citizenship and encourage positive character traits

• Gaining the 'EDGE' on virtual training for schools and first responders

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  The Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) is a free virtual training platform funded by DHS

• Pa. system tracks and centralizes drug overdose information

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  Data includes the location of naloxone administration, how many doses were administered and what happened to victims after they received naloxone

• JTIC releases desktop version of 'School Safe' app

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  The Justice Technology Information Center has released a new desktop version of its popular free app, School Safe – JTIC’s Security and Safety Assessment App for Schools

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