Public safety and law enforcement agencies are inundated with data from field incident reports, calls for service, traffic stops, body cameras, mugshots, subpoenaed cell phone records, and seized cellphone images. Yet they lack the tools to find the connections in all that data that generate leads and evidence. The data is all there, so why is it so difficult and time-consuming? The problem is that it is not easy to do a single search across a...

Actively Caring for People is a process founded by Dr. E. Scott Geller, Distinguished Professor from Virginia Tech. The process is based on a proven behavior model which serves to enhance civility in both community and organizational settings. First responders will learn the importance of the seven principles that can drastically transform the overall climate of an organization and a community. Criminal Justice and related professionals are we...

The only event focused on DFIR and Ransomware! ResponderCon: Investigating Ransomware is dedicated to helping cyber responders and DFIR examiners investigate ransomware. While other events focus on preventing the attack, this focuses on what to do after it happens. Cyber First Responders will learn about: Tools and techniques that they can use when they get called up Different behaviors of ransomware families How other responders treat these...

Being a leader is rewarding. It comes with a lot of responsibilities, struggles and work, But, if done well, it can lead to a purposeful career and life. Women often face unique hurdles as they take on leadership roles. We will identify those hurdles and learn how to get over, around or through them. We will talk about how shortcuts in all our minds have created a likability hurdle for those women who assume leadership roles and what we can do...

Firearms are inherently lethal when combined with intimate partner violence (IPV). Victim advocates serve on the front lines of IPV and receive training on the basics of safety planning, risk assessment, and state and federal firearm laws. Yet, advocates do not receive specific training on how to discuss firearms with victims. This gap in knowledge leads advocates to feel uncomfortable and unlikely to address firearms with victims. Advocates n...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is one of the largest state patrols in the country and has an area of responsibility of almost 270,000 square miles. Texas DPS has recently expanded its use of smartphones to include issuance of mobile devices to all officers. The agency established a Solutions Center to effectively work through bureaucratic constraints and provide space for collaboration that would identify business and operational soluti...

The Premier Strategic Planning Forum For Criminal Justice Executives, Command Staff, Prevention Professionals, and Political Leadership Violence Reduction Strategy-Small Jurisdiction Response to Community Gang Issues Risk Terrain Modeling-Law Enforcement Challenges and Solutions Prosecuting Human Trafficking and Gang Cases-Gangs and School Safety International Human Trafficking-Gang Issues and Trends in the Northern Triangle Best Practices for...

As reality continues to endlessly bombard us with more and more incidents of violence to include Tops Supermarket, Robb Elementary School, continuous gun violence in our cities — and so many more – the list of incidents synonymous with extreme violence and mass killings keeps growing. There are no singular causes, nor easy fixes to immediately improve the reality that has become part of our everyday life. Though no easy fixes exist...

Using a research-based forensic interview protocol is important for gathering as much accurate information as possible from children about crimes they have experienced or witnessed. This webinar will provide an overview of a modified form of the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) interview protocol. The pitfalls associated with asking compound, direct, suggestive, and leading questions will be discussed. Participants wi...

Anyone who has been inside of a jail or prison can imagine the toll it takes on the millions of people in the U.S. who live and work there. Amidst calls for reform nationally in the criminal justice system, the Connecticut Department of Correction, Yale Justice Collaboratory, and LaGratta Consulting partnered on a project to test whether targeted training and engagement with corrections officers could reduce stress and improve well-being and c...