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Community Based Violence Intervention & Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) and Rural Opportunities Webinar
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…
Read MoreRural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative Rural Roundtable V: Developing Structures for Community Engagement
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…
Read MoreRural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative Rural Roundtable IV: Engaging with Persons in Crisis
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…
Read MoreRural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative 2022 Annual Report
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,…
Read MoreIntroduction to Rural Community and Economic Development Webinar
Through this presentation, participants learned about the Rural LISC approach to community and economic development. Participants also learned about the range of potential partners for this work and how they could be of value and assistance to rural law enforcement agencies. Participants heard from the Tamaqua community and their use of community development principles and…
Read MoreRecruitment and Retention for the Modern Law Enforcement Agency
Handling Sensitive Investigations in Rural Communities: Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence Cases Webinar
Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative Rural Roundtable III: Data Driven Strategies to Address Violent Crime
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…
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