Technical assistance (TA)
Innovative ICAC Investigation Training
The US Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is sponsoring a project in collaboration with Boston University, the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII), The University of Texas at San Antonio, Endicott College, and WestEd. The project aims to train state and local law enforcement agencies in new techniques to combat cybercrime, online child abuse, and sex trafficking. The program will...
Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) Consortium
The CAST Consortium strengthens the knowledge and skill base of emerging and current members of the child-serving workforce. The Consortium develops and disseminates innovative curricula for mandated reporters across the postsecondary spectrum through professional continuing education. Consortium staff, Child Advocacy Studies academic programs leaders, and Child Advocacy Center service providers will analyze and interpret data gleaned through curricular needs assessments, surveys, and key informant interviews...
Mutual Aid Program Service (MAPS)
Through a cooperative agreement with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, CJJA will provide a “Mutual Aid” Program Service (MAPS) available to all CJJA member jurisdictions through a crisis response TTA request for assistance. CJJA will provide crisis and major incident response assistance using CJJA resources, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and Associate Members (as needed) to jurisdictions requesting assistance. CJJA will guide and...
ICAC National Training and Technical Assistance Program - Digital Forensics
This project expands upon SEARCH’s multidimensional strategy to provide ICAC investigators, examiners, and prosecutors with training to combat technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation. The training component will encompass several core deliverables, including hands-on, laboratory-based training, online self-paced training, webinars, and conference presentations. A long-term strategic element to the project will evaluate training and technical assistance to determine practices other ICAC Task Forces can replicate. In addition...
Advanced Experiential Child Exploitation Training Project
The COVID-19 pandemic increased technology-facilitated crimes against children, presenting challenges for investigators and prosecutors who lack training and access to innovative methods and technologies. Zero Abuse draws on its subject matter expertise and network to combat this surge in crimes against children. Zero Abuse/s Advanced Experiential Child Exploitation Training Project provides investigators, forensic examiners, and prosecutors with advanced, skill-based training on child exploitation search warrants...
Victims of Child Abuse Act – National American Indian Alaska Native Subgrants Program
ICAC Task Force National Training Program - Category 3: Officer Wellness (SHIFT)
Strengthening the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Data System Technological Capacity
Training and Technical Assistance for the Formula Grants Program
Training and Technical Assistance with Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders
Family-Based Justice Center
Live-Streaming Offender Network-based Chat Analysis Triage Tool (LION-CATT): The Capture and Analysis of Real-Time Data from Live-Streaming Child Sex Abuse Chats
Improving Community Supervision National Training and Technical Assistance Program
Behavior Change Interventions to Stop School Violence
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) TTA Program
Training and Technical Assistance Project To Expand Children's Advocacy Centers Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
Native Child Advocacy Resource Center
Targeted Outreach to State Legislatures on Juvenile Justice
EZTools & KAPE Training Development and Delivery Project
Training and Technical Assistance Project To Expand Children's Advocacy Centers Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
National Subgrants Program
National Military and CAC Partnership Program
National Children's Alliance is the nonprofit membership organization and accrediting body for the nation's children's advocacy centers (CACs). A CAC is a child-friendly facility in which law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical, and victim advocacy professionals work together to investigate abuse, help children heal from abuse, and hold offenders accountable. This project will support a national program for CAC and military collaborations that...
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) provides training and technical assistance (TTA) to professionals and communities about best practices in responding to and preventing incidents involving missing and sexually exploited children.