The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) Center for Court Security and Jail Operations (CCSJO) at Columbia Southern University (CSU) is dedicated to enhancing Court Security and Jail Operations in the United States by providing training, current events and resources on the key elements of court security and jail operations. Completely online courses are available on a variety of subjects including protecting court personnel, physical security, jail evacuation and more.
Nixle provides a standardized, secured, and certified communication platform for law enforcement agencies, municipalities and their agencies to communicate important neighborhood information to residents at no cost to agencies or citizens.
NSA is proud to announce that Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, will be our Keynote Speaker at the Second General Session in Fort Lauderdale on June 23 at 9:30am. If you haven’t registered yet, it’s not too late. Come see what she has to say about law enforcement in the Obama administration!
The Efficacy and Feasibility of Establishing Specialized Law Enforcement Deployment Teams (LEDT) to Assist State, Local, and Tribal Governments in Responding to Natural Disasters, Acts of Terrorism, or Other Man-Made Disasters. This report was released by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As the title suggests, the report details the efficacy and feasibility of establishing Specialized Law Enforcement Deployment Teams (LEDT).
The NSA, in its ongoing efforts to assist sheriffs, jail administrators, and court security personnel in case of a possible H1N1 Flu outbreak has drafted this news brief of useful information to protect your community, agency, personnel (and their families), and inmates from this potentially debilitating illness.
In order to ensure that all of the nation’s Sheriffs and their key partners have functional, all-hazards Continuity of Operations plans, the National Sheriffs’ Association has developed this multi-faceted process that includes both the Continuity of Operations Planning for Sheriffs: Preparation and Reference Guide and the Continuity of Operations Planning for Sheriffs Planner’s Workbook: Pandemic Version.
The USAonWatch Program and the Bureau of Justices Assistance partnered on a number of resources and presentations to provide community members and Neighborhood Watch groups with materials to help plan and deal with a pandemic in your community. The resources are to help assist groups in planning for a Pandemic Flu outbreak. The PowerPoint presentations available were intended for officers/deputies to present at community meetings. Should you have any questions please contact us at info@usaonwatch.org.
September 30-October 2, 2009 • Denver, CO “This conference aims to enhance the knowledge, skills and attitudes of service providers and other allied professionals, including law enforcement, to better serve people with disabilities who are victims of crime, abuse, and neglect. The deadline for workshop proposals is March 20.”
Columbia Southern University has donated a two-year scholarship towards a bachelor degree and a two year scholarship towards an associate degree with tuition and textbooks included. These scholarships can be used for criminal justice, business administration, or any of the other degree programs offered by Columbia Southern University.
The National Sheriffs' Association and the United States Marshals Service are partnering to bring you the National Court and Judicial Security Conference. June 24-25, 2008 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
NSA members and exhibitors have reported receiving telephone solicitation calls from Exhibitor Logistics in connection with our Annual Conference in Fort Lauderdale. Exhibitor Logistics has not been authorized by NSA to provide housing for any of our meetings! More information. . .
With funding from the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Center for Innovative Public Policies, Inc. (CIPP) has produced the final pre-publication draft of The Future is Now. Primarily developed as a toolkit to help jails address workforce-related issues, this document can also be used to keep funding authorities, policy-makers, community groups, and other stakeholders informed about these critical issues. Preparation of The Future is Now was guided by a national advisory panel of sheriffs and jail administrators representing jails of varying size, location, and organizational structure throughout the country.
Infant Death Investigation: Guidelines for the Scene Investigator – click here for the guide provided by the Centers for Disease Control
The Safe Surfin Foundation provides parents, teachers and school administrators, law enforcement, community groups and librarians with the information and resources necessary to keep children safe from harm.
Meeting the national security challenges of today’s world requires collaboration and commitment from all levels of government, the private sector and citizens. With that in mind, the National Homeland Security Consortium has outlined a vision for how the nation should address homeland security in the modern era in a new white paper, Protecting Americans in the 21st Century: Imperatives for the Homeland. Click here to see the paper in its entirety.
“Since its inception, the consortium has been committed to work with state, local, and federal partners, and private industry,” commented John Thompson, Chief of Staff, National Sheriffs’ Association.
The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission would like to express their sincere appreciation to the National Sheriffs' Association and its many members for participating in the recently concluded public comment period on the Commission's draft standards.
Sheriffs - Did you know that you can use Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds to Support the National Law Enforcement Museum? Find out how in this Sheriff magazine article. . .
The Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), currently a program for first responders, represents an opportunity born from three bodies of significant research by Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, of The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, spanning 25 years: 1) only 4 percent of domestic violence murder victims nationwide had ever availed themselves of domestic violence program services; 2) in 50% of domestic violence-related homicides, officers had previously responded to a call on the scene; and 3) the re-assault of domestic violence victims in high danger was reduced by 60% if they went into shelter. The goal of the LAP is to prevent domestic violence homicides, serious injury, and re-assault by encouraging more victims to utilize the support and shelter services of domestic violence programs.
The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) and the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) have teamed up with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of Justice to tackle the rise in violent crime that is afflicting a growing number of cities across the United States. They have named their initiative Celebrate Safe Communities.
