From natural disasters to criminal incidents, public safety situations often involve multiple agencies. Silo statements shared during a crisis can result in mixed messaging. In this presentation, Police PIO Kate Kimble and School District Communication Director Madeline Noblett will talk about methods of preventing communication collisions, share examples of effective integration strategies, discuss ways to strengthen regional relationships, a...

The Fourth Amendment arises constantly in criminal cases. Whether it is a search warrant, a traffic stop, or an arrest, all litigants should be familiar with the requirements set out by the Constitution. This presentation will cover the overall structure of the requirements by the Fourth Amendment and the basic case law. It will then go over Terry Stops and the standard set out by the United States Supreme Court. This presentation will give vi...

Today’s public information officer (PIO) has to juggle providing timely, accurate information to the public while protecting the integrity of sensitive investigative information in the face of crisis. The Public & Governmental Affairs Office for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the criminal investigative agency for the state, is no different. The summer of 2020 proved to be their busiest and most challenging yet: In May 2020, a c...

Communities across the nation are developing and adopting a variety of alternative crisis response models, including co-responder, community-led response, multi-disciplinary response teams, among numerous other iterations. For far too long the debate has been if these responses should be either law enforcement based or civilian only teams. However, communities that adopt a civilian-only response team must also incorporate additional strategies...

This presentation will explain OSINT and its role with other intelligence types and will cover techniques in conducting open-source research and preserving findings within the open web. Topics discussed include optimizing devices and internet browser for Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), creating a custom Search Engine alert, manual and software-aided and hybrid approaches, using The Onion Router (TOR), GitHub and data collection and analysis...

Leadership is often thought to be something we acquire with a title, but we really can lead from wherever we are. Being a great leader doesn’t depend on a title or status, but on one’s ability to support and guide those around them. In this webinar we’ll discuss how to lead from wherever you are, with or without the title. The live webinar event is free to attend.

Can police be trained to treat people in fair and respectful ways, and if so, will this influence evaluations of the police, and crime? To answer these questions, we randomly allocated 120 crime hot spots to a procedural justice (PJ) and standard condition (SC) in three cities. 28 officers were randomly assigned to the conditions. The PJ condition officers received an intensive 5-day training course in the components of procedural justice (giv...

The Core Values Index (CVI) for criminal justice professionals is a detailed look at the most transformational solution currently utilized by police and sheriffs’ departments across the country — solutions that give law-enforcement leaders the ability to step towards their communities and rebuild trust while at the same time upholding justice. You will learn what faulty and failed solutions are trying to become standard, and see a...

Can police be trained to treat people in fair and respectful ways, and if so, will this influence evaluations of the police, and crime? To answer these questions, we randomly allocated 120 crime hot spots to a procedural justice (PJ) and standard condition (SC) in three cities. 28 officers were randomly assigned to the conditions. The PJ condition officers received an intensive 5-day training course in the components of procedural justice (giv...

This talk will discuss concepts and tools for addressing secondary trauma and burnout with an emphasis on the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. A strong emphasis will be placed on the CE-CERT (Components for Enhancing Clinician Experience and Reducing Trauma) model and how this specific trainer applied the principles and tools with himself and his team. Other related models (e.g., TARGET and CBT) will also be discussed, but the central discu...