Law enforcement

On September 14, 2017, OJJDP announced an award of more than $28 million to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to support efforts to prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation. The Center will use the grant award to fund its operations and provide support and training to help law enforcement locate and recover missing and exploited children. "Enhancing public safety, which includes...

On July 26, 2017, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College, will present "Teaching Children About Consent." This webinar will examine and define "consent" in the context of sexual assault prevention and sex education. The focus of the webinar will be on the need to establish healthy boundaries, build healthy...

The Department of Justice has announced that the recently concluded Operation Broken Heart led to the arrest of more than 1,000 suspected child predators from more than 40 states. The OJJDP-funded Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces conducted this operation during April and May 2017 as a coordinated investigation to identify and arrest suspected child sexual predators. OJJDP launched the ICAC Task Force...

On May 24, 2017, the Department of Justice issued the following press release: WASHINGTON - Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein today recognized two law enforcement officers, two state-level task forces, and a private citizen for their efforts to recover missing and abducted children and investigate cases of sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.

The awards, coordinated by the Office of Juvenile...

The National Association of School Resource Officers will host the 2017 National Leadership Summit: School-Based Policing and School Safety in the 21st Century on May 8-9, 2017, in Hoover, AL. This event is designed to help law enforcement, school personnel, juvenile court judges, and stakeholders address school safety.

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See OJJDP's Model Programs Guide to learn about programs promoting school safety.

The National Criminal Justice Training Center will host the School Resource Officer Training Conference on June 13-15, 2017, in Appleton, WI. This training is designed to help law enforcement and school personnel address school violence and youth victimization through crime prevention and response strategies. Presenters will examine the impacts of trauma on youth and discuss strategies for working with students experiencing mental illness and learning disabilities...

The OJJDP-funded National Gang Center has published "A Law Enforcement Official's Guide to the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model." This guide provides law enforcement with an overview of the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model, an evidence-based framework that offers strategies to help communities prevent and reduce gang violence. The guide includes information on the model's five core strategies, essential elements for implementing the model...