Great webinars for criminal justice and community practitioners

I have mentioned in previous posts that the Dept. of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance sponsors the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI).  The SPI program reaches dozens of police agencies and communities across the nation.  BJA's SPI website is an invaluable resource and I encourage you to take a look, explore the resources, and take advantage of the webinars that are posted on their site.


http://www.smartpolicinginitiative.com/background

http://www.smartpolicinginitiative.com/tta/webinars

 

Upcoming Women in Public Service Event!

The Institute for Public Service | Women in Public Service Suffolk Women in Leadership Alumnae Network presents "Women Making History in Public Service" Distinguished Lecturer Series In Honor of National Women's History Month We Welcome State Senator Jennifer Flanagan Chair, Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Chair, Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Chair, Special Senate Committee on Opioid Addiction Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Options Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Public Health Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Tuesday, March 24, 2015 5:45pm to 7:00pm  73 Tremont Street, Boston  Poetry Center Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to:MPA@suffolk.edu

Position Announcements

It has been a longgggggggg winter, but things are looking up - it is March!!  Be sure to look at the position announcement page as things may be looking up on the job front too! 

Ideas in American Policing

The following is a video from recent Police Foundation "Ideas in American Policing" lecture series.  This and others are worth watching if you are interested in policing and the community.

Dr. Jerry Ratcliffe discusses “Harm-Focused Policing.” Dr. Ratcliffe, a professor of Criminal Justice at Temple University and a member of the Police Foundation Research Advisory Committee, presented his lecture on January 28, 2015.

http://www.policefoundation.org/content/dr-jerry-ratcliffe-ideas-american-policing-lecture-video-available?utm_content=bufferc4775&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Other IAP publications and lecture videos can be found on the Police Foundation website below

http://www.policefoundation.org/ideas-american-policing

Video available from the 12/12/14 Conference on Understanding and Improving Cities

Take a look at the video clips from this interesting event this past December!

More than 200 scholars, public officials, practitioners, students, and civic leaders came together on Friday December 12^th for a conference on "Understanding and Improving Cities: Policy/Research Partnerships in the Digital Age." Cosponsored by BARI, the event brought together civic leaders, scholars, local practitioners, and students to discuss current and future research and policy collaborations. It featured panel discussions in which scholars and officials discussed work being done in Boston and other locales on education, public safety, economic development, and Boston’s emerging civic data ecosystem. The day concluded with remarks and discussion with Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh.


http://www.bostonarearesearchinitiative.net/PolicyResearchPartnershipConference.php

Evaluation for Practitioners Webinar! Feb 11th

On February 11th, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) will present a webinar titled “Basics of Evaluation for Practitioners.” 

 

This webinar will be presented by Dr. Natalie Kroovand Hipple, SPI Subject Matter Expert and assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Indiana University. This webinar will describe the key components of SPI in the context of research and evaluation. Dr. Hipple will describe different types of evaluation and data collection, and how evaluation fits into the problem-solving process (i.e., the SARA model).  She will address how to assess the evaluability of an intervention, including key questions to consider and possible obstacles to conducting an evaluation. Finally, she will discuss examples of SPI evaluations which occurred in the Philadelphia, PA; Los Angeles, CA; and Reno, NV SPI sites. Guest speakers from SPI sites will accompany Dr. Hipple to speak about their first-hand experiences in evaluation. To register and for more information and recommended reading, go to: http://www.smartpolicinginitiative.com/tta/basics-evaluation-practitioners.

Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual Meeting

For all-things Massachusetts Municipal government, check out the MMA Annual Meeting. 

http://www.mma.org/schedule

I had the chance to talk with the Massachusetts Municipal Councillor's Association about crime and crime policy..Great group of public servants, and very interested in how to improve public safety in their communities