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This 30-minute webinar introduces agencies to how they can use License Plate Readers (LPRs) to reduce violent crime. The webinar covers: What an LPR is Addressing Citizen’s Objections Questions for Vendors Selecting Locations Handling Alerts A case study about how LPRs enabled the safe recovery of an infant who was kidnapped by strangers at gunpoint…

During the 2023 calendar year, the Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) team, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and supported by the National Policing Institute (NPI), the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and NPI’s partner, the Small and Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association (SRLEEA), planned, launched, marketed,…

On Thursday, July 18, at 2:00pm ET, the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) hosted a webinar to discuss strategies, promising practices, available resources, and lessons learned for integrating crime analysis in rural communities. Step into the world of crime data analysis with Justice Counts’ Deputy Director of State…

Community Violence Intervention (CVI), an approach to quelling crime and supporting people who may be victims of, or likely to commit, violent crime (or both), emerged in America’s urban neighborhoods. It is now practiced across rural America, too, sometimes in forms that vary distinctly from city-based CVI. LISC’s Safety + Justice team, in tandem with…

This Rural Roundtable, hosted by the National Policing Institute (NPI), the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), is a collaborative, peer networking opportunity for Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) grantees to discuss evidence management and retention best practices. Chief Ken Clary shares key considerations from his experience managing,…

This event introduced the Community Based Violence Intervention & Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) and related Training & Technical Assistance (TTA) support available through LISC. Participants also learned about the experiences of rural CVIPI practitioners from fellow RVCRI program grantees. Presenters Ryan Samuelson, Senior Program Officer, LISC Safety & Justice Dr. Paul Smokowski, Executive Director, North Carolina Youth Violence…

The Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) provides resources to rural and tribal jurisdictions seeking to address specific crime problems. RVCRI-funded sites utilize a multi-disciplinary team to identify and prioritize crime challenges and specific places and populations to direct grant resources. While unique to each site, crime reduction approaches include a mix of evidence-based and…

This Rural Roundtable, hosted by the National Policing Institute (NPI), the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), is a collaborative, peer networking opportunity for Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) grantees to discuss engaging with persons in crisis. NPI Senior Program Manager Mike Hatch shares lessons from his experience…

During the 2022 calendar year, the Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) team, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and supported by the National Policing Institute (NPI), the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and the Institute’s partner, the Small and Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association (SRLEEA) planned, launched,…