WCRO Director Susana SáCouto Co-leads Workshops in Bogotá in Support of Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace On September 26 and 27, Professor SáCouto traveled to Bogotá, Colombia, to conduct a series of workshops and meetings with colleagues from the Laboratorio de Justicia Política y Criminal (a Colombia-based non-profit organization with expertise providing technical assistance to transitional and criminal justice mechanisms, and law enforcement agencies) for magistrates and staff of Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP). These activities are part of a multi-year State Department-funded initiative titled “Enhancing the Impact of Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace through a Holistic Transitional Justice Approach,” which was recently extended for an additional two years. The project has four key objectives: 1) strengthening the capacity of the JEP to redress atrocity crimes committed during the Colombian conflict, in particular, by those who facilitated, ordered or failed to prevent or punish those crimes; 2) ensuring the JEP’s cases reflect a gender perspective and intersectional approach; 3) enhancing victim participation in JEP processes; and 4) bolstering current efforts to ensure that victims have access to competent and independent legal representation.
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Well worth going to this if interested in police legitimacy and Public trust.
Folks. In my downtime I chair the society of evidence based policing (SEBP) that seeks to make evidence based approaches just a natural part of how the police operate. One success of evidence based approaches has been the understanding of how procedural justice helps both build trust and tackle crime. Some of the greatest thought leaders and practitioners on procedural justice are coming to the Royal Society for one day on the 14th June to talk through what this means for policing. It is about as on-point and relevant as anything else at the moment. SEBP is a charity that has hired the venue so ticket prices simply cover costs. Strongly recommend you come, there would be a strong return on investment (as well as lunch!) Limited tickets now available (book here: https://lnkd.in/gwgam59Q) for police officers/staff, civil servants and academics to attend our one day event on legitimacy and trust in policing at the Royal Society in London. Keynote speakers include Stockholm Prize in Criminology winners Tom R Tyler and Gary LaFree.
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NEW #GRANT PROGRAM ALERT! The #DOJ recently released a brand new grant program for #lawenforcement. The Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of #cybercrimes Against Individuals has been released with $10M available in total program funding for FY24. This program was created to assist law enforcement in combatting the serious issue of online harassment, stalking, & abuse. Funding can be requested for: #training of law enforcement personnel, local prosecutors, judges, judicial personnel, & emergency dispatch personnel; expenses incurred in performing law enforcement operations (e.g., OT); #publiceducation campaigns; the establishment of #taskforces; #equipment; #informationsharing; interstate #extradition requests; and coordination with #federal partners. Applications are due in March and open to units of #localgov (including #LE), states, and Indian Tribes. Up to $500,000 per applicant can be requested. #publicsafety #grantfunding #grantwriting #federalgrants #police #prosecution
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Based on current discussions about Pacific law enforcement agencies and their capacity to respond to current and emerging threats, I think it's timely to reshare this open access publication. Colleagues, do get in touch if you would like me to speak on the subject.
Policing in the Pacific Islands
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In June, #DHS / #FEMA issued guidance pertaining to Executive Order 14074: Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety. Is your agency familiar with EO 14074? If not, check out my recent article for background context, applicability, and potential implications for FY25 (and later) #grant recipients and sub-recipients. Start now to work towards compliance in the event these standards become mandatory requirements for competitive discretionary grant funds! #police #lawenforcement #criminaljustice #publicsafety #grantfunds #grantwriting #grants #federalfunding #federalgov #DOJ
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➡️ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆. 🏛 However, significant concerns have emerged about the inconsistent application of these rights across the EU. These inconsistencies not only endanger the fairness of criminal proceedings but also undermine public confidence in the justice system. Breaches during the pretrial phase — when suspects are most at risk of procedural violations — can lead to wrongful convictions, coerced confessions, and human rights abuses. 💡𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟-𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙, a new EU co-funded initiative, seeks to address these pressing challenges and promote further awareness and respect for procedural safeguards, in particular those enshrined in Directive 2012/13/EU (right to information), Directive 2013/48/EU (right to legal counsel), and Directive 2016/1919/EU (right to legal aid). 📝To achieve the aforementioned objectives, this IPS-led project will analyse the extent of breaches in procedural rights occurring in the early stages of proceedings, create a range of practical resources designed to assist legal professionals and law enforcement officers in their daily work, and deliver targeted cross-national and cross-professional workshops for practitioners. ➡ You can read all about this project here: https://loom.ly/E7hwN84 🇪🇺 FULL-PROOF is led by IPS_Innovative Prison Systems (Portugal), and is partnered by the Polish Platform for Homeland Security (Poland), Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna (Italy), Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (Bulgaria), Academia de Politie A. I. Cuza (Romania) The Peace Institute (Slovenia) and the Academy of Police Force in Bratislava (Slovakia) 🇵🇹 🇵🇱 🇮🇹 🇧🇬 🇷🇴 🇸🇮 🇸🇰
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In order to support people affected by crime to access the resources they need, we must communicate Restorative Justice to them clearly and effectively. Our new guide is the culmination of extensive research into how best to do this. Check it out for top tips on getting the message across. https://lnkd.in/eZthKgRK
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