Now, more than ever mental health has been a buzz phrase to promote self-care or external care from mental health professionals with demands from community, law enforcement professionals, and allocated funding to tackle the invisible injuries. Traditional employee assistance programs (EAPs) are commonly provided by organizations, but how often, effective, or trusted are the programs? This case study explores the partnership between Lieutenant...

Using trained investigators, the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), ATF e‐Trace and multiple investigative processes, the City of Miami Police Department Crime Gun Intelligence Detail (MPD CGID) continues to analyze firearms tactics and technology utilized by cross-jurisdictional criminal networks and coordinates investigative and prosecretory efforts. This presentation details firearm crime associated with Person...

Public safety recruitment and hiring is a significant concern nationwide, with agencies struggling to maintain basic operations due to staffing shortages across public safety. While many agencies are desperately searching for innovative and successful recruiting strategies to attract and hire employees through external methods, this webinar will discuss an internal evidence-based approach on how to gauge what attracted, and ultimately led to t...

Policies and practices in law enforcement are being scrutinized as our communities seek to redefine policing in America. Oftentimes, the men and women actually doing police work are but a small part of the conversation. The National Fraternal Order of Police partnered with Griffith University to conduct a large-scale survey of police officers across the United States with the aim of capturing the state of the law enforcement profession through...

Cities are increasingly developing a public health approach to violence prevention. Precision data about where and when gun violence occurs can provide prompt interventions to people in need of services and support. With timely and accurate gunfire location data, community violence intervention groups and mental health professionals can more quickly stabilize youth and families in crisis to more effectively prevent future violence and other ne...

What is the number one stressor in the workplace? Is it the emotional or physical toll our careers take on us? Is it citizens or clients that demand too much with little or no support or appreciation? Those things can and are stressful, but research tells us it is the internal or organizational stress that causes the most damage. We expect demands from those we serve, but when it comes from the organization, it blindsides us. In Part 1 of this...

Some surveys have shown that 1 in 4 Americans have been a victim of cybercrime in the last year. Whether the victim’s case will be investigated and prosecuted or not, whether they lost $100 or $1 million, each will likely need guidance to recover and reinforce their cyber security. Cybercrime Support Network (CSN) has the resources to help these victims. This webinar will point out the top cyber frauds we see, and highlight the resources...

The ROAR response model minutely dissects facets of field response and is considered a roadmap to de-escalation (crisis stabilization), field dynamics and decision making. It is applicable to field responders, including, but not limited to, peace officers. ROAR is equally applicable to mental health (crisis) responders and community outreach workers. ROAR’s design innately identifies stabilizing and de-stabilizing factors which are integ...

As our society evolves, there is an increasing expectation that police officers will perform at a higher level regarding use of force than in the past. This webinar will address how law enforcement agencies can improve officer force performance using an evidence-based approach. It will address mining the multiple sources of vital information already present within agencies, and how to incorporate that data into a training needs assessment. It...

People in a trauma-induced crisis sometimes react to in ways that may appear threatening to a law enforcement officer. If an officer fails to recognize this as trauma-based or mental health-related behavior and does not safely de-escalate the situation he may instead rely on a force response; which only compounds the trauma to both parties. To date, the field of police reform has failed to focus on the full scope of the problem in developing s...