Lethality Risk Factors: Pregnancy Abuse and Reproductive Coercion
2024-03-26 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
DV RISC presents a webinar series on the most prevalently researched lethality risk factors commonly addressed in intimate partner violence (IPV) risk assessments: Stalking, Strangulation, Recent Separation, Firearms, and Pregnancy Abuse & Reproductive Coercion. Each webinar will focus on the research behind the risk factor, and practical strategies that can be implemented once it’s flagged on a risk assessment.
REGISTER

Tools to Support Campus Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
2024-04-15 14:30 - 16:00
Sexual violence is a significant criminal justice problem with long-term effects for its victims. In particular, sexual assault on or related to college campuses across the United States presents a growing public health and economic burden, starting with significant impacts on academic outcomes. The long-term goal of the NIJ-funded Campus Sexual Assault and Response (CSAR) study is to support the development of policies, protocols, training, and interventions to prevent and strengthen responses to CSA by campus public safety agencies in partnership with campus health and wellness centers. This NIJ-sponsored presentation pairs two tools to support campus staff. First is a checklist to inform and prepare campuses for effective prevention and trauma-informed CSA responses. Second is the trauma and research-informed uSafeUS® Campus Violence Prevention and Response Mobile App and accompanying administrator dashboard, providing both sexual violence prevention and post-violence response features to support survivors and direct students to on and off-campus resources 24/7.
Webinar Learning Objectives:

Recognize the importance of multi-level, collaborative approaches to prevent and respond to campus sexual assault.
Characterize the approaches to support student protection and policy adherence, advance administrative relationships, 24/7 prevention messages, and real-time information for survivors and their allies.
Describe protocols for integrating new tools into administrative systems to prevent and respond to CSA through trauma-informed approaches.

Learn More and REGISTER

Freedom Network USA Human Trafficking Conference
2024-04-18 - 2024-04-19
The anti-trafficking field serves survivors from diverse backgrounds with diverse needs. However, many programs and public policy are developed with a “one size fits all” approach. This conference will help attendees move Beyond the Fundamentals.
The 2024 conference, to be held in Salt Lake City, UT, will focus on the specialized approach to serving survivors with varying needs and identities. Sessions for the 2024 conference will highlight underserved populations, for example, men and boys, older survivors, survivors with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ survivors, and labor trafficking, among others. Workshops and sessions will highlight practical and specialized approaches to anti-trafficking work.
Learn more and register

Preventing Relationship and Sexual Violence on College Campuses
2024-04-18 13:30 - 15:00
This webinar will discuss implications and recommendations for the prevention of sexual assault, dating violence, and harassment on college campuses in the U.S. based on findings from an NIJ-funded study on Population and Subgroup Differences in Prevalence and Predictors of Campus Sexual Assault (Award No: 2020-VA-CX-0004). Audience members will be invited to participate in a discussion of strategies and considerations for violence prevention on college campuses that target campus-level factors contributing to victimization and perpetration. Recommendations for further study of socioecological factors contributing to inequities in violence that can inform prevention programming will also be discussed.
Webinar Learning Objectives:
• Understand differences in the prevalence and patterns of victimization among college student subgroups.
• Identify implications for intervention and prevention strategies to reduce relationship and sexual violence on college campuses.
• Identify potential approaches to furthering knowledge on structural factors contributing to victimization and perpetration experiences among college students.
Live captioning will be available.
Learn more and REGISTER

Ask a Researcher: School Victimization
2024-04-19 14:00 - 14:45
Join the Center for Victim Research for our first “Ask a Researcher” sessions, when Professor Jillian Turanovic will answer your questions about school victimization. Submit your questions in advance – whether it’s about who is at risk, prevention of victimization, areas of harm, evidence around victim responses, or similar questions—and Prof. Turanovic will answer as many as she can in this 45-minute session.
Learn More and Register

"We Never Give Up the Fight": A Report of the National Women's Community Survey
2024-04-29 12:00 - 13:00
The Los Angeles LGBT Center, in partnership with Justice Work and 120 partner organizations, has released the findings from the largest and most comprehensive survey on LGBTQ+ women who partner with women in the United States. The study “We Never Give Up the Fight”: A Report of the National LGBTQ+ Women’s Community Survey,” aims to celebrate the expansiveness of its community, and use its findings to strengthen our movements, shift policy agendas, and increase funding streams where needed. The report analyzes the responses of 5,002 LGBTQ+ women who answered nearly 170 questions in a national community survey fielded from June 2021–June 2022. There are a variety of subjects covered within this report including an in-depth look at intimate partner violence within the LGBTQ+ community.
Join the National LGBTQ+ Institute on IPV as they host Jaime M. Grant to discuss the findings of this study and its implications for the DV/SA field.
REGISTER

Program Evaluation in Victim Services: An Introduction for Providers
2024-05-15 15:00 - 16:30
This CVR webinar will provide a high-level overview of program evaluation in the victim services field. Participants will learn about the benefits of evaluation and the various types of program evaluations that are often used, including formative, implementation, and outcome evaluations. Finally, we will discuss how victim service professionals can get started, offer tips for engaging with researchers, and share available resources.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the webinar, participants will understand:

The broad ways program evaluation can be used in the victim services field;
The main types of program evaluation that can be used (e.g., evaluability assessments, formative evaluations, implementation evaluations, and outcome evaluations);
How to get started on a program evaluation;
How to successfully partner with researchers on program evaluations.

REGISTER

The Nation’s Two Crime Measures
2024-05-16 13:00 - 15:00
The U.S. Department of Justice administers two statistical programs to measure the magnitude, nature, and impact of crime in the nation: the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). These data collections together provide a comprehensive understanding of crime in the United States. This webinar, sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice, will provide an overview of what information is collected and how it is obtained for each data collection, including the similarities and differences between the NCVS and NIBRS. In addition, presenters will facilitate an interactive session to allow registrants to apply their knowledge about these two important collections. The webinar will close with a Q&A session.
Learn More and Register

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Victim Services
2024-05-20 13:30 - 15:00
This webinar will include presentations from researchers funded by the National Institute of Justice and grantees of the Office on Violence Against Women studying the impact of COVID-19 on their work, particularly on service provision for victims and survivors of gender-based violence.
Attendees will learn about the impact the pandemic had on victim services, how service providers adapted their practices to overcome challenges and meet the needs of victims, and what lessons can be applied post-pandemic.
Panelists:

Janine Zweig, Ph.D., Executive Science Advisor, NIJ
Erica Howell, Social Science Research Analyst, NIJ
Ginger Baran Lyons, Associate Director, Office on Violence Against Women
Rebecca Pfeffer, Ph.D., Senior Research Criminologist, RTI International
Hannah Feeney, Ph.D., Community Psychologist, RTI International
Hueijou Joyce Kao, Clinical Manager, Asian Shelter and Advocacy Programs
Kelly Moe Litke, Interim Executive Director, Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Live captioning will be available.
REGISTER

Public Seminar: Advancing the Federal Research Agenda on Tribal Crime, Justice, and Safety with Feedback from the Field
2024-05-23 10:30 - 15:45
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), in collaboration with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), is convening a public seminar to obtain input on advancing the federal research agenda on Tribal crime, justice, and safety. Despite efforts across several bureaus and program offices throughout the Department of Justice to support Tribal research and evaluation over the last two decades, funding robust empirical studies remains challenging. The seminar aims to gather feedback from interested groups and contribute to a conversation about possibilities for supporting criminal justice-focused research and programming moving forward.
Please join—either in person or virtually. Registration is required for both options.
Space is limited for in-person attendance at the National Academy of Sciences Building (2101 Constitution Ave NW) in Washington, D.C.
The session will be followed by a question and answer session with the committee and the audience.
REGISTER

Effective Management Training Series: Program Evaluation
2024-05-28 11:30 - 13:00
Most people know that a program evaluation is valuable, yet they are intimidated by actually conducting one. It is important to measure program effectiveness and other performance indicators to help with fundraising and demonstrate the need for services.
This Program Evaluation training, part of the NVAA Effective Management Series, will give participants the practical skills to conduct an evaluation and take some of the fear out of the process!
This training will be delivered online, over the course of 5 weeks, beginning on May 28, 2024. Each week, except for the introductory week, will include a facilitated webinar. There are recommended readings and videos, as well as written assignments. Participants should expect to spend about an hour per week on the assignments, in addition to participating in the 75-minute webinar. CEUs will be awarded for those who complete all requirements. Find the training schedule here.
The training is expected to fill quickly. If interested REGISTER as soon as possible.

Current State of Knowledge Regarding Fraud and Abuse Committed by Guardians or Conservators
2024-06-25 12:00 - 13:00
Join the Elder Justice Initiative for their webinar on the Current State of Knowledge Regarding Fraud and Abuse Committed by Guardians or Conservators. Over the past few years, the roles of guardians and conservators have received significant attention. This is driven, at least in part, by incidents or allegations of fraud or abuse by the guardians and conservators against the individuals they are supposed to protect. To better understand these matters, the National Institute of Justice commissioned a report, Environmental Scan of Guardianship Abuse and Fraud (released September 2023). In this webinar, the report’s authors will share a summary of the findings and recommendations.
Register for the webinar.

Getting Human Service Agencies the Answers They Need: A Toolkit for Sustainable Data Use
2024-06-26 12:30 - 13:00
Join researchers from Chapin Hall and others for this webinar on a new toolkit to help agencies build the culture and infrastructure needed to apply data analysis routinely, effectively, and accurately— referred to as “sustainable data use.” Join them as they discuss some of the key strategies and tools included in the Toolkit that can serve as a helpful resource for building sustainable data use in human service agencies.

Using data to improve human services programs is becoming commonplace. Agency administrators, researchers, and policymakers increasingly turn to applied data analytics to evaluate programs or inform evidence-based policy. The applications of the data may vary but the goal is the same: to improve the lives of the families served. More recently, service agencies have been pursuing a broader goal: to move from data to knowledge to action not just once, but routinely, creating a reinforcing cycle of evidence-building and program improvement. Through funding from the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Chapin Hall and MDRC created a toolkit Panelists include: Emily Wiegand, Senior Researcher & Analytics Manager, Chapin Hall Rose Geoghegan, Associate Researcher (Data Analytics), Chapin Hall Emma Monahan, Senior Researcher, Chapin Hall Melissa Wavelet, Senior Fellow, Center for Data Insights, MDRC Alysia Cox, Child Welfare Assistant Deputy Director, Strategy and Innovation, Oregon Department of Human Services Jennifer Holman, Family Preservation Program Manager, Oregon Department of Human Services.

REGISTER

How financial sextortion impacts youth and what we’re doing to rewrite the script
2024-06-26 15:00 - 15:45
In this webinar, the full title of which is “’Your life will be ruined’: How financial sextortion impacts youth and what we’re doing to rewrite the script,” Kathryn Rifenbark from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Melissa Stroebel, researcher from Thorn, will share what they’ve learned about child sextortion from their recent study focusing on the growing crisis of financial sextortion.
Key findings from their study, to be released June 24, include:

26,718 reports of financial sextortion were reported to NCMEC in 2023 alone.
NCMEC received an average of 812 sextortion reports per week between August 2022 and August 2023.
Instagram and Snapchat are the most common platforms, with additional encrypted messaging apps also being used.

Anticipated takeaways from this insightful discussion:

Awareness of the issue: Learn about the alarming rise in financial sextortion cases, and the importance of awareness and prevention
Insights into exploitation tactics: Understand how these manipulative schemes operate and the significant risks to youth
Support systems and resources: Recognize the importance of support systems and know where to find help for victims
How to make a difference: Discover the important role of cutting-edge technology in combating this form of child sexual exploitation and how you can help support it.

Join them to explore this urgent issue and learn how to work together to protect our youth, and rewrite the script on financial sextortion.
REGISTER

Community Firearm Violence Exposure and Weapon Carrying
2024-07-09 12:00 - 13:00
Join the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research for this webinar focused on community violence prevention, examining the complexities of firearm violence through the lens of recent research funded by NCGVR. Specifically, this session zeroes in on urban gun violence, the leading cause of death for young Black men.
In the first presentation, Charles Lanfear, Ph.D, discusses a longitudinal study of Chicago residents that exposes stark disparities in the experiences of firearm violence and firearm carrying based on race, sex, and birth cohort. Highlighting the varying ages of first exposure to gun violence and onset of gun carrying, the study emphasizes changing societal conditions over time and their impact on individuals’ encounters with gun violence and gun carrying over the life course. Next, Elise White, Ph.D., offers an intimate look at the lives of young gun-carriers in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Through personal narratives, the research uncovers the pervasive fear driving these young individuals—predominantly Black men—to arm themselves, amidst a backdrop of limited economic opportunities and mistrust of law enforcement. In the final presentation, Dorothy Dillard, Ph.D, discusses the environmental factors influencing gun possession decisions among young Black men in high crime cities. By examining the lived experiences of these individuals, the presentation highlights a need for community-centric approaches to safety and prevention.
Learn more and REGISTER

Measuring Victim Service Outcomes with iMPRoVE
2024-07-09 14:00 - 15:00
Join CVR staff and colleagues to learn about the free iMPRoVE tool for measuring victim service outcomes. iMPRoVE (Measuring Provider Responses to Victimization Experiences), made available for all victim and survivor-serving organizations through funding from the Office for Victims of Crime, is designed to help providers gather crucial feedback about the outcomes and quality of the services.
iMPRoVE simplifies data collection, enabling victims and survivors to anonymously share their experiences about the services they received and how those services affected their lives and well-being. This valuable feedback can then be tracked over time and benchmarked against the results of other, similar programs to help providers enhance program design, improve service delivery, build staff morale, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services. These data are also being used to target training, build community partnerships and even strengthen requests for additional funding.
This introductory webinar is offered July 9 and 17.
Register

Violence Prevention Research Conference
2024-07-14 - 2024-07-16
This conference is co-sponsored by the University of New Hampshire and the University of Kentucky and will be held in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is both a new iteration and a continuation of the formally known “Family Violence and Child Victimization Conference.” The conference will have a focus on multiple forms of violence, with an emphasis on prevention. This conference will offer a unique opportunity for researchers and practitioners from a broad array of disciplines to come together for the purpose of sharing, integrating, and critiquing accumulated knowledge on violence prevention.
Interested in presenting? Proposals/Abstracts deadline March 2.
Learn more

Measuring Victim Service Outcomes with iMPRoVE
2024-07-17 14:00 - 15:00
Join CVR staff and colleagues to learn about the free iMPRoVE tool for measuring victim service outcomes. iMPRoVE (Measuring Provider Responses to Victimization Experiences), made available for all victim and survivor-serving organizations through funding from the Office for Victims of Crime, is designed to help providers gather crucial feedback about the outcomes and quality of the services.
iMPRoVE simplifies data collection, enabling victims and survivors to anonymously share their experiences about the services they received and how those services affected their lives and well-being. This valuable feedback can then be tracked over time and benchmarked against the results of other, similar programs to help providers enhance their program design, improve service delivery, build staff morale, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services. These data are also being used to design training, build community partnerships and even strengthen requests for additional funding.
This introductory webinar is offered July 9 and 17.
REGISTER

The Costs and Consequences of Tech Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence
2024-08-22 14:00 - 15:00
This webinar will present recently released findings on tech-facilitated abuse that reveal the costs and consequences of cyberstalking, image-based sexual abuse, and doxing within intimate partner violence (IPV). The research was led by the Justice Information Resource Network and Dr. Mark Cohen in partnership with the National Network to End Domestic Violence and the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative. The findings show disparate rates of prevalence across gender identity, sexual orientation, race, and income. They also detail the kinds of costs and other harms experienced as a consequence of TFA, including lost earnings, property loss, technology costs, health costs, and harms to wellbeing at work, in school, and in social connection. Join us for this webinar where the researchers will share key findings, and advocates will discuss implications for services and strategies to support survivors.

REGISTER

Homicidio de pareja íntima de latinas: factores de riesgo y barreras de servicio
2024-08-28 14:00 - 15:00
Las latinas experimentan homicidios de pareja (IPH) en tasas desproporcionadamente altas; sin embargo, la investigación sobre cómo la violencia de pareja (IPV) conduce al homicidio en esta población es limitada. Para ampliar esta investigación, Esperanza United utilizó un enfoque centrado en la comunidad y basado en evidencia para examinar las barreras a la búsqueda de ayuda para víctimas latinas de homicidio por parte de su pareja. Se llevaron a cabo sesiones de escucha y entrevistas con informantes clave con sobrevivientes, defensores y profesionales de nueve organizaciones latinas comunitarias, seguido por un análisis de investigación cualitativo en profundidad sobre los riesgos de homicidio, los factores de protección y las barreras al apoyo.
Objetivos de aprendizaje:

Aumentar el conocimiento sobre los factores de riesgo de IPH y las barreras de servicio entre las sobrevivientes latinas
Aumentar la confianza en la promoción de las fortalezas de la comunidad en materia de prevención.
Discutir el sistema y la promoción de políticas.

Presentadoras:
Alondra D. Garza, Ph.D. (ella/ella) es profesora asistente en el Departamento de Justicia Penal y Trabajo Social de la Universidad de Houston-Downtown. Su investigación se centra en la respuesta de la justicia penal a la violencia contra las mujeres y en intervenciones culturalmente relevantes y basadas en el trauma para las víctimas. Su trabajo reciente ha aparecido o se publicará próximamente en Crime and Delinquency, Homicide Studies, and Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice.
Vanesa Mercado Díaz, M.A. (ella/ella) es especialista en investigación y evaluación en Esperanza United, un centro de recursos sobre violencia de género culturalmente específico financiado con fondos federales. Recibió su maestría en derechos humanos y políticas públicas, donde su investigación se centró en la violencia de género en las comunidades latinas y América Latina. Su trabajo con el equipo de Investigación y Evaluación de Esperanza implica aumentar el conocimiento de las experiencias latinas a través de programas, investigación y evaluación culturalmente receptivos y al mismo tiempo promover la justicia social en el campo de la violencia de género.
REGISTRO

Intimate Partner Homicide of Latinas: Risk Factors and Service Barriers
2024-08-28 14:00 - 15:00
Latinas experience intimate partner homicide (IPH) at disproportionately high rates, however, research on how intimate partner violence (IPV) leads to homicide in this population is limited. To expand this research, Esperanza United used a community-centered, evidence-based approach to examine barriers to help-seeking for Latinx victims of intimate partner homicide. Listening sessions and key informant interviews with survivors, advocates, and practitioners from nine community-based Latine organizations were conducted followed by an in-depth qualitative research analysis of homicide risks, protective factors, and barriers to support.
Learning objectives:

Increase knowledge about IPH risk factors and service barriers among Latina survivors
Grow confidence in promoting community strengths in prevention
Discuss system and policy advocacy

Presenter Bios: Alondra D. Garza, Ph.D. and Vanesa Mercado Diaz, M.A
Alondra D. Garza, Ph.D. (she/her/ella) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work at the University of Houston-Downtown. Her research focuses on the criminal justice response to violence against women and trauma-informed, culturally relevant interventions for victims. Her recent work has appeared or is forthcoming in Crime and Delinquency, Homicide Studies, and Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice.
Vanesa Mercado Diaz, M.A. (she/her/ella) is a Research and Evaluation Specialist at Esperanza United, a federally funded culturally specific gender-based violence resource center. She received her master’s in human rights and public policy where her research focused on gender-based violence in Latine communities and Latin America. Her work with Esperanza’s Research and Evaluation team entails increasing knowledge of Latin@ experiences through culturally responsive programs, research, and evaluation while promoting social justice in the field of gender-based violence.
This webinar is co-sponsored by Esperanza United and will be presented in Spanish with ASL and English interpretation.
REGISTER

Policy and Research Briefing - Safe Housing Capacity Building Center and NRCDV
2024-09-03 13:00 - 15:00
Join NRCDV and the Safe Housing Capacity Building Center for their annual Policy and Research Briefing on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, from 1:00 to 3:00pm Eastern Time. We’ll discuss the findings of our report, “Examining the Needs and Experiences of BIPOC LGBTQ Survivors through a Flexible Funding Pilot Project,” and share relevant policy solutions. The project highlighted in this report expands on a 2022 process evaluation of the flexible funding pilot project conducted by NRCDV in partnership with the LGBT Center of Central PA.
Presenters and speakers include:

Lavon Morris-Grant, Director of Community Engagement, NRCDV
TL Waid, GLO Site Director, The LGBT Center
Oyesola Oluwafunmilayo Ayeni, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation, NRCDV
Shenna Morris, Vice President of Policy and Systems Change, NRCDV

REGISTER

Finding Data on Community Demographics
2024-09-06 14:00 - 15:00
This is the first in the CVR September series on Finding Data. Each session will include a 20 min. introduction to an online data source, after which participants will have an opportunity to use the source to gather a few local statistics while CVR staff stand by to answer questions. Those who attend all four sessions and submit short session worksheets will receive a certificate of completion.
All sessions will start at 2:00 pm ET. Select one or more sessions at the end of this form.

Friday, Sept. 6: Finding Data on Community Demographics
Friday, Sept. 13: Finding Data on Reported Crime—State and Local
Friday, Sept. 20: Finding Data on Violent Deaths in your State
Friday, Sept. 27: Finding Data on Campus and Tribal Communities

REGISTER for one or more sessions.

Finding Data on Reported Crime--State and Local
2024-09-13 14:00 - 15:00
This is the second in the CVR September series on Finding Data. Each session will include a 20 min. introduction to an online data source, after which participants will have an opportunity to use the source to gather a few local statistics while CVR staff stand by to answer questions. Those who attend all four sessions and submit short session worksheets will receive a certificate of completion.
All sessions will start at 2:00 pm ET. Select one or more sessions at the end of this form.

Friday, Sept. 6: Finding Data on Community Demographics
Friday, Sept. 13: Finding Data on Reported Crime—State and Local
Friday, Sept. 20: Finding Data on Violent Deaths in your State
Friday, Sept. 27: Finding Data on Campus and Tribal Communities

REGISTER for one or more sessions.

2024 NAPSA Conference
2024-09-16 - 2024-09-19
The National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) Conference is the only national conference that focuses solely on Adult Protective Services (APS) and this year they are thrilled to partner with the State of New Mexico, Aging and Long-Term Services Department for our 2024 Conference. Together, conference organizers hope to offer more than 100 workshops and attract 1,000 attendees from Adult Protective Service units across the US as well as allied professionals in government, law enforcement, medicine, banking & finance, legal systems, nursing homes/ombudsman, community based organizations and more!
Learn more

Finding Data on Violent Deaths in Your State
2024-09-20 14:00 - 15:00
This is the third in the CVR September series on Finding Data. Each session will include a 20 min. introduction to an online data source, after which participants will have an opportunity to use the source to gather a few local statistics while CVR staff stand by to answer questions. Those who attend all four sessions and submit short session worksheets will receive a certificate of completion.
All sessions will start at 2:00 pm ET. Select one or more sessions at the end of this form.

Friday, Sept. 6: Finding Data on Community Demographics
Friday, Sept. 13: Finding Data on Reported Crime—State and Local
Friday, Sept. 20: Finding Data on Violent Deaths in your State
Friday, Sept. 27: Finding Data on Campus and Tribal Communities

REGISTER for one or more sessions.

Finding Data on Campus and Tribal Communities
2024-09-27 14:00 - 15:00
This is the final session in the CVR September series on Finding Data. Each session will include a 20 min. introduction to an online data source, after which participants will have an opportunity to use the source to gather a few local statistics while CVR staff stand by to answer questions. Those who attend all four sessions and submit short session worksheets will receive a certificate of completion.
All sessions will start at 2:00 pm ET. Select one or more sessions at the end of this form.

Friday, Sept. 6: Finding Data on Community Demographics
Friday, Sept. 13: Finding Data on Reported Crime—State and Local
Friday, Sept. 20: Finding Data on Violent Deaths in your State
Friday, Sept. 27: Finding Data on Campus and Tribal Communities

REGISTER for one or more sessions.

Youth Violent Crime Series: Setting the Stage - Understanding the Current Data and the Adolescent Brain
2024-10-02 13:30 - 15:30
The National District Attorneys Association is kicking off its webinar series on Youth Violent Crime with this session, Setting the Stage – Understanding the Current Data and the Adolescent Brain. Join them to hear from these exciting panels:
Introductory Remarks

Karhlton Moore, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance (recorded)
Elizabeth Ryan, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Nelson Bunn, Executive Director, National District Attorneys Association

Crimes Involving Youth, Trends, and Data: What does the research say about youth and crime?

Kevin Scott, Acting Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Nancy LaVigne, Director, National Institute of Justice

Understanding the Adolescent Brain and it’s Place in Crime Reduction Efforts

Jemour Maddux, PsyD., ABPP, Managing Director, Lamb and Maddux, LLC, Office of Psychological
Services Court Advisory Center

Learn more about the series and register

Introduction to iMPRoVE, the Victim Services Outcome Measurement Tool
2024-10-02 14:00 - 15:00
Are you ready to enhance your program with valuable insights from victims and survivors? Join us for one of the upcoming overview webinars on iMPRoVE (Measuring Provider Responses to Victimization Experiences), a FREE, innovative tool funded by the Office for Victims of Crime.
What You’ll Learn:

Simplified Data Collection: How iMPRoVE makes it easier to collect and analyze survivor feedback while allowing anonymous sharing of experiences and service impact.
User Feedback & Strategies: Reactions and tips from programs using iMPRoVE and effective techniques for collecting survey responses.
New Aggregate National Dashboard: Discover how this powerful feature lets you benchmark your data against other programs, helping to enhance program design, service delivery, staff morale, and demonstrate service effectiveness.

Webinar Dates:
October 2 at 2 PM EST
November 13 at 2 PM EST
December 11 at 2 PM EST
Don’t miss this chance to explore how iMPRoVE can transform your program. Register today and invite one or two colleagues from your program to attend with you!

The Youth Protective Factors Study: Risk, Strengths, and Reoffending
2024-10-02 14:00 - 15:00
NIJ announced this webinar on The Youth Protective Factors Study: Effective Supervision and Services Based on Risks, Strengths, and Development, an unprecedented, multistate, multiyear examination of the risk and protective factors that most influence reoffending—particularly serious offenses that involve physical harm to others—among youth ages 10 to 23 in the juvenile justice system.
Researchers recently released the first of a series of briefs associated with this study that provide key insights into the risk factors most associated with youth reoffending.
Join The Council of State Governments Justice Center, UMass Chan Medical School, and the University of California–Berkeley as principal researchers share findings from this initial analysis, including research-based strategies for juvenile justice supervision, case planning, and service delivery to enhance public safety and improve youth outcomes.
Learn More and Register
