This presentation will discuss the roles law enforcement and state Juvenile Justice play in investigating crimes perpetrated by juveniles. North Carolina’s Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act, AKA “Raise the Age,” will be discussed and its effects on investigating crimes when juveniles are the victims/survivors and the suspects. Attendees will learn how to collaborate with Juvenile Justice authorities to investigate suspects. A...

Women have felt the frustration of trying to achieve the next level within their careers. The steps in getting to that next level can be murky and exhausting, depending on whom you talk to. What is needed is a pathway to ascension and an understanding of the actions that need to be executed to build a foundation of success. This webinar will highlight the nine themes derived from a doctoral study that explored women in federal law enforcement...

Modern organizations contend with a range of challenges well beyond the core purpose to succeed in their primary mission. Overcoming technology hurdles can make all the difference. In this webinar, we will discuss how to leverage outside expertise to manage the technology aspects that support your core mission so that you can realign your efforts back to where they should be.

Women are significantly underrepresented in most industries’ leadership roles, especially law enforcement and public safety. In considering ways to increase the number of women in leadership roles, research implications identify that executive coaching for women can improve performance as a leader, engagement at work, development of a personal vision, career satisfaction, and organizational collaboration while increasing feelings of legi...

On March 4, 1991, local Los Angeles news stations broadcasted the Rodney King incident for the first time. Over the next 30 years, our communities have become indoctrinated with the expectation of information and video evidence from their police departments following critical incidents. Advancements in camera and cell phone technology coupled with the social media boom have greatly influenced how and when agencies must communicate. Public safe...

The Center for Policing Equity believes that centering the voices, lived experiences, and backgrounds of community members – particularly those from Black and brown communities – is one of the primary ways we can achieve our goal of reimagining public safety. This webinar will describe the ways that CPE works with law enforcement, public officials, and communities to improve the systems they have while building the systems they nee...

Deconfliction is an essential component of officer safety to eliminate the possibility of “blue on blue” tragedies. Deconfliction also facilitates information sharing and reduces investigative duplication or overlap, thus avoiding the compromise of investigations. This webinar will describe the basics of deconfliction, how to access this free resource, while strengthening your investigations and promoting critical officer safety.

There are now powerful, effective, evidence-based approaches to preventing homicide and gun violence. This session will address: Preventing group violence; Preventing violence by individual violent offenders; Preventing intimate partner violence; The role of police and other criminal justice agencies in launching and sustaining these efforts.

On-scene commanders make decisions in the high-threat law enforcement context of hostage rescue, armed barricaded suspects, and armed suicidal individuals that can result in successful or catastrophic outcomes. The OpTac International Critical Incident Leadership and Decision-Making Program is based on Dr. Stuart A. Meyers’ research published in the books, High-Threat Decisions: When It’s a Matter of Life and Death and SWAT Operati...

Most homicide and gun violence is far from random and can be analyzed, understood, and addressed at the local level. This session will set out: The key varieties of homicide and gun violence; The concentration of victimization and offending; How victimization and offending overlap; The key role of groups and networks The central role of police and other criminal justice agencies in understanding homicide and gun violence.