National Criminal Justice Reference Service NCJRS is administered by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice JUSTICE INFORMATION April 01, 2008 Volume 14, Number 7. Access this issue online at: http://www.ncjrs.gov/justinfo/Apr0108.html JUSTINFO, published the 1st and 15th of each month, highlights information from the NCJRS sponsoring agencies. ************************************************************************* CONTENTS Announcements - Attend NCVRW Prelude Events (OVC) - National Youth Violence Prevention Week Announced (NCJRS) - Technology Integration Scholarships Available (BJA) - Using Online Communications To Assist Crime Victims (OVC) Funding Opportunities - Accepting Applications for HOPE Grants (OVC) - Application Period Open for Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BJA) - Funding Available for Homicide Survivor Services (OVC) - Funding Available for Mental Health Programs (BJA) - Funding for Indian Country Victim Services Available (OVC) Publications - Latest NIJ Journal Available (NIJ) - New Community Policing Newsletter Issue Released (COPS) - Report Reviews Community Prevention Grants Program (OJJDP) - Successful Drug Demand Reduction Initiatives Available (ONDCP) Online Resources - Add Your Event to the OVC Calendar (OVC) Other Resources - Anti-Meth Campaign Web Site Available (ONDCP) - Teens: Staying Above the Influence (ONDCP) Conferences and Trainings - Attend Student Drug Testing Summit (ONDCP) - Build Your Professional Skills at NVAA (OVC) - Certificate Programs Seek To Advance Multisystem Work (OJJDP) - Register for OJJDP's Youth Gang Symposium (OJJDP) - Training Available for Facilitators Leading Offender Groups (NIC) - Training for Victim Service Providers Available (OVC) ************************************************************************* *** Announcements *** Attend NCVRW Prelude Events On April 10, 2008, author and journalist Dominick Dunne will deliver remarks at OVC’s National Observance and Candlelight Ceremony. On April 11, 2008, the Attorney General’s Crime Victim Service Awards will be presented to individuals and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding service for victims. Register by April 7, 2008, to attend the awards ceremony. Both events are free and open to the public. (OVC) For more information, visit: http://www.ovc.gov/ncvrw/welcome.html http://www.ovc.gov/ncvrw/welcome.html http://www.ncvrw.org/ ============================================================ National Youth Violence Prevention Week Announced In recognition of National Youth Violence Prevention Week (March 31 to April 4, 2008), NCJRS has created a Youth Violence Special Feature. This special feature contains publications and resources concerning gun violence, violence in schools, youth gang activity, and the prevention of youth violence. Links to research and statistics related to youth violence are also included. (NCJRS) For more information, visit: http://www.ncjrs.gov/yviolence ============================================================ Technology Integration Scholarships Available Technology Integration Scholarships will be provided for selected practitioners to attend the triennial meeting of the International Association of Forensic Sciences, which will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 21-26, 2008. Apply for the scholarship by April 15, 2008. (BJA) For more information, visit: http://www.nfstc.org/programs/BJA_grant%20programs/images/bja_tech_integ_announc.pdf http://www.iafs2008.com/ http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=900348 ============================================================ Using Online Communications To Assist Crime Victims In recognition of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, OVC will host a Web Forum Guest Host Session on April 16, 2008, on best practices for providing online hotline services to crime victims. Join Penelope Hughes, Vice President of Online Services at the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, at 2 p.m. ET for the live discussion. (OVC) For more information, visit: http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/ http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/index.asp ************************************************************************* *** Funding Opportunities *** Accepting Applications for HOPE Grants Application deadline: Open (Contingent upon fund availability) Helping Outreach Programs to Expand (HOPE) grant awards help recipients improve their outreach and services to crime victims. Funds may be used by grassroots, nonprofit, community-based, and faith-based victim services organizations and coalitions to develop programs, aid networking, build coalitions, and deliver services. (OVC) For more information, visit: http://www.ovc.gov/fund/expandingoutreach/welcome.html ============================================================ Application Period Open for Bulletproof Vest Partnership Application deadline: April 23, 2008 The Bulletproof Vest Partnership, created by the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998, is a unique U.S. Department of Justice initiative designed to provide a critical resource for state and local law enforcement. Apply for funds to cover 50 percent of the cost of vests. (BJA) For more information, visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bvpbasi/ https://vests.ojp.gov/login/login.jsp?openSections=01&titleGraphic=bvp&level1=Login&level2= ============================================================ Funding Available for Homicide Survivor Services Application deadline: April 24, 2008 OVC is accepting applications through the Intensive Case Management for Family Members of Homicide Victims program. Two cooperative agreements, up to $200,000 each, will be awarded to identify and replicate promising practices for comprehensive services to homicide survivors. (OVC) For more information, visit: http://www.ovc.gov/fund/dakit.htm ============================================================ Funding Available for Mental Health Programs Application deadline: May 6, 2008 Through the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, BJA funds projects to increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health treatment, and substance abuse systems to increase access to treatment for offenders with mental illness. (BJA) For more information, visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/JMHCprogram.html ============================================================ Funding for Indian Country Victim Services Available Application deadline: April 14, 2008 OVC has released two new grants to support crime victims in Indian Country. Apply today to receive funding to offer counseling and faith-based services or provide training and technical assistance. (OVC) For more information, visit: http://www.ovc.gov/fund/dakit.htm#FY08Counseling http://www.ovc.gov/fund/dakit.htm#FY08TTACounseling ************************************************************************* *** Publications *** Latest NIJ Journal Available “NIJ Journal Issue No. 259 ” (NCJ 221500, 44 pp.) features a lead article that discusses how crime scene investigation television programs impact juror decisionmaking during trials. Additional articles explore results of two voice stress analysis programs, software defined radio systems, prison rape prevalence and prevention research, and reasons why two evaluations of the same prisons yielded different results. (NIJ) For more information, visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/journals/259/welcome.htm For Ordering, visit: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/ShoppingCart/ShopCart.aspx?item=NCJ+221500&repro=0 ============================================================ New Community Policing Newsletter Issue Released The Community Policing Dispatch, the monthly e-newsletter from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, educates readers about criminal justice issues affecting community policing. April articles include designing policing buildings with community policing in mind, the COPS Secure Our Schools Program, and implementing community policing in tribal law enforcement agencies. (COPS) For more information, visit: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/April_2008/index.htm ============================================================ Report Reviews Community Prevention Grants Program “Title V Community Prevention Grants Program: 2004-2005 Report to Congress” (NCJ 215559, 31 pp.) reviews the background of the Title V program; highlights state, local, and federal activities in 2004 and 2005; and outlines OJJDP’s plans for enhancing the impact of Title V funds. (OJJDP) For more information, visit: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=237144 For Ordering, visit: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/ShoppingCart/ShopCart.aspx?item=NCJ+215559&repro=0 ============================================================ Successful Drug Demand Reduction Initiatives Available “What Works: Effective Public Health Responses to Drug Use” (NCJ 221741, 15 pp.) highlights several of the cost-effective, research-tested demand reduction initiatives that have proven successful in the United States and that could be beneficial to others countries seeking to address their drug abuse challenges. (ONDCP) For more information, visit: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/global_against_meth/whatworks.pdf ************************************************************************* *** Online Resources *** Add Your Event to the OVC Calendar In addition to National Crime Victims' Rights Week (April 13-19, 2008), National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month are also observed in April. OVC invites you to add your commemorative events for all three to the OVC National Calendar of Crime Victim Assistance-Related Events. This resource helps you locate, plan, and promote victim assistance-related events nationwide to connect with a larger audience and gain national exposure. (OVC) For more information, visit: http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ncvrw2008/welcome.html http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/ http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/ http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovccalendar/ ************************************************************************* *** Other Resources *** Anti-Meth Campaign Web Site Available MethResources.gov offers resources for a variety of audiences. This Web site includes links to publications, conference information, programs, funding resources/opportunities, training and technical assistance events/resources, policies/protocols, legislation, and related information. (ONDCP) For more information, visit: http://www.methresources.gov/ ============================================================ Teens: Staying Above the Influence The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign is introducing two new tools to help your organization reach teens in the community and help them remain above the influence of drugs. The tools include a new customizable print advertisement and an opportunity for teens to submit their videos about how they stay above the influence. (ONDCP) For more information, visit: http://www.theantidrug.com/openletter/ ************************************************************************* *** Conferences and Trainings *** Attend Student Drug Testing Summit ONDCP will host a Student Drug Testing Summit on April 24, 2008, in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Experts in the field will present on topics such as legal concerns, policy development, the importance of student assistance, and drug testing technology. (ONDCP) For more information, visit: http://www.randomstudentdrugtesting.org/presentations.html ============================================================ Build Your Professional Skills at NVAA OVC is accepting applications for the National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA). The 2008 Academy will be held May 4-9, 2008, at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center in St. Louis, Missouri. (OVC) For more information, visit: https://www.ovcttac.gov/nvaa2008/ https://www.ovcttac.gov/NVAA2008/about_doubletree.cfm ============================================================ Certificate Programs Seek To Advance Multisystem Work The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University’s Public Policy Institute has established two Certificate Programs--one for individuals and one for multijurisdictional teams--intended to advance multisystem efforts to enhance outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. (OJJDP) For more information, visit: http://cjjr.georgetown.edu/certificate.html ============================================================ Register for OJJDP's Youth Gang Symposium On June 23-26, 2008, OJJDP will hold its Youth Gang Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. Addressing the theme “Partnering to Prevent Youth Gang Violence: From Faith- and Community-Based Organizations to Law Enforcement," the symposium will offer innovative gang-related strategies and the latest information on youth gang activities. Register by April 30, 2008, to receive a discount rate. (OJJDP) For more information, visit: http://www.gangsymposium.org/ ============================================================ Training Available for Facilitators Leading Offender Groups Thinking for a Change Facilitator Training is a 32-hour advanced level training program that will prepare participants to facilitate offender groups using the “Thinking for a Change” cognitive skills development program. The training, designed for probation, parole, counselors, and other staff responsible for leading offender groups, will be held on April 21-24, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (NIC) For more information, visit: http://community.nicic.org/blogs/training/archive/2008/03/24/training-opportunity-thinking-for-a-change-facilitator-training.aspx ============================================================ Training for Victim Service Providers Available Register for OVC’s upcoming training workshops, including Sexual Assault Advocate/Counselor Training, April 29-30, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Providing Culturally Competent Services to Victims of Crime, September 16-18, 2008, in Lincoln, Nebraska. 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/SexualAssualt.htm http://www.sei2003.com/ovcttac2008/ProvidingCulturally.htm https://www.ovcttac.gov/trainingCenter/training.cfm ************************************************************************* Ordering Instructions - Resources available for online ordering are noted with the reference "Order Online." Order these items online by searching for the NCJ number on the NCJRS Web site at http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/AlphaList.aspx NCJRS Online Resources - View the NCJRS Web site at http://www.ncjrs.gov - Have a question? Search our database of Questions and Answers at http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/QA/SearchQA.aspx - Can't find an answer? E-mail us at http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/QA/SubmitQuestion.aspx - Have a comment or suggestion? 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