Corrections

How prepared are schools for emergencies? Dr. Silva discusses her NIJ-funded research that looked at whether or not federal guidelines were reaching schools; the levels of emergency preparedness at the state, district, and school level; what we can learn from well-prepared schools, both best practices and challenges.

NIJ’s American Indian and Alaska Native Travel Scholarship Program Scholars discuss:

• Why they applied to the program.
• Which conference they chose to attend and why.
• Why representation of American Indian and Alaska Native is important in the field of criminal justice.
• What conference sessions they chose to attend and which they found most interesting.
• How they want to contribute to the fields of tribal and criminal justice.