First responders

Director's Message: A Message to Law Enforcement Professionals During Police Week 2018

Thank you! Let me start with that because the real message here is one of thanks for what you do for your communities and the nation.

There is a lot that I would like to share about how NIJ can support your agency.

Keeping you safe…

At NIJ, we never lose sight of the fact that police work is inherently dangerous. Officers face a constant...

Safeguarding Houses of Worship

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Overview Text

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Workshop Focuses on Rapid DNA and Disaster Victim Identification

Date Published

June 2019

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Opioid Crisis: NIJ Resources for First Responders

Date Published

May 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)

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Opioid Crisis: NIJ Resources for First Responders

May 2019

The opioid crisis has grown to one of the largest issues that American law enforcement face. The National Institute of Justice is committed to helping criminal justice practitioners as they battle this crisis.

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Two Police Chiefs Perspectives on the Opioid Crisis

Date Published

May 2019

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)

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Autism FYI Offers Free Training, App and More to Law Enforcement

Date Published

March 2019

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New Resource Center Offers Stalking Awareness and Prevention Resources

Date Published

January 2019

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Gaining the "EDGE" on Virtual Training for Schools and First Responders

Date Published

December 2018

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Just Science: Forensic Advancement: Just Psychological Resiliency

Date Published

November 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

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Recommendations, Video, Seek To Dispel Myths About Fentanyl Exposure

Date Published

October 2018

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New Active Shooter Standard Advocates Whole Community Approach

Date Published

October 2018

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Bias Crime Assessment: A Tool and Guidelines for Law Enforcement and Concerned Communities

Date Published

January 2018

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An Innovative Response to an Intractable Problem -- Using Village Public Safety Officers To Enhance the Criminal Justice Response to Violence Committed Against Alaska Native and American Indian Women in Alaska's Tribal Communities

Date Published

June 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Notes From the Field: ODMAP - A Digital Tool to Track and Analyze Overdoses

Date Published

May 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Instructional Material (Programmed)

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NIJ

National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Dog and Sensor Subcommittee Builds on Achievements by Scientific Working Group for Dog and Orthogonal Detector Guidelines (SWGDOG)

Date Published

April 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Summary), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Factsheet

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Recommendations on Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment and Decontamination Products for First Responders Against Exposure Hazards to Synthetic Opioids, Including Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogues

Date Published

August 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Instructional Material

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Analysis of Communications Effectiveness for First Responders During TOPOFF 2000

Date Published

August 2000

Publication Type

Report (Technical)

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Opioids and Death Investigation: A "Perfect Storm"

Event Dates

October 3, 2017, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Series

Opioid Crisis: A Public Health Webinar Series

TECHBeat, July/August 2017

Date Published

August 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

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Using Innovative Technology to Investigate Targeted Mass Violence: What the Future Holds

Improving Officer Safety in Interactions With Citizens Suffering From Mental Illness

May 2017

Cara Altimus, former ASSS Fellow with NIJ, discusses the importance of law enforcement and first responders understanding mental illness, its causes, and how it affects the brain. She speaks about the correlation between drug addiction and mental illness. Altimus also addresses establishing procedures and systems so that police officers and first responders can safely and successfully interact with individuals with drug addiction and/or mental illness.

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