NSA Blog

Police Foundation and International Association of Crime Analysts Help Law Enforcement Leaders Integrate Crime Analysis into Their Agencies
June 12, 2014
The Police Foundation and the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA) are inviting law enforcement executives to a free symposium that...
The Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience
June 10, 2014
The Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience is the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) first national resilience award for...
No-Refusal Workshop
May 14, 2014
No-Refusal Workshop Denver, Colorado July 8 & 9, 2014   Mothers Against Drunk Driving invites active judicial, prosecutorial, law...
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Sheriff Programs Spotlight

Court Security
Court Security
NSA has long provided education for maintaining courthouse security and guarding the courthouse workgroup, citizens and users of the judicial system. Click here for more information on court security assessments and training. Learn More learn more arrow
FLETC Training
FLETC Training
NSA has partnered with FLETC to provide access to FLETC’s secure online law enforcement training. Learn More learn more arrow
Jail Information
NSA's Center for Public Safety
NSA is excited to announce the Center for Public Safety. The Center focuses on several areas: Jail Information and Operations, Court Security, Law Enforcement Leadership, and Homeland Security.  All of the training offered by NSA can now be found in this... Learn More learn more arrow
Traffic Safety
Traffic Safety
NSA’s traffic safety department has the duty to perpetuate traffic safety issues, facilitate traffic safety program implementation, provide technical assistance to the office of sheriff and other agencies, and offer general support to the Office of... Learn More learn more arrow

Announcements

Three States Begin Process of Reforming Their Sentencing and Corrections Systems

This summer, Nebraska, Washington and Alabama launched the Justice Reinvestment Initiative with the assistance of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, The Pew...

Kentucky and Hawaii Adopt Comprehensive Juvenile Justice Reforms

In July, Hawaii adopted a comprehensive set of juvenile justice policy reforms that will halve the number of youth held in the state’s secure facility and...

2013 National Network of Fusion Centers Final Report

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence & Analysis, State and Local Program Office, working with its interagency partners and with all...

New Pew Report Reveals that More State Prisoners Are Being Released Without Supervision
In 2012, more than 1 in 5 state inmates maxed out their prison terms and were released to their communities without any supervision, undermining efforts to reduce reoffending...

Events

Aug 15 2014 - Aug 20 2014
144th Congress of Correction
Sep 14 2014 - Sep 20 2014
National Sheriffs' Institute
Feb 6 2015 - Feb 11 2015
ACA Winter Conference

Our Mission

The National Sheriffs' Association is dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among sheriffs, their deputies, and others in the field of criminal justice public safety and law enforcement so that they may perform their jobs in the best possible manner and better serve the people of their cities, counties or jurisdictions. Learn More learn more arrow