JUSTICE INFORMATION
June 01, 2006 Volume 12, Number 11. Access this issue online at: 
http://www.ncjrs.gov/justinfo/Jun0106.html

JUSTINFO, published the 1st and 15th of each month, highlights information
from the NCJRS sponsoring agencies.


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CONTENTS

Announcements
 - Call for Nominations Open for Medal of Valor (BJA)
 - New Identity Theft Kit Available (OVC)
 - Public Safety Officers' Benefits Application Available Online (BJA)

Funding Opportunities
 - Accepting Applications for WSC Competitive Program (CCDO)
 - Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Funds Available (NIJ)
 - Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Funds Offered (NIJ)
 - Funding To Reduce DNA Backlog Available (NIJ)

Publications
 - Community Buy-In for New Jail Construction (NIC)
 - New NIC Jail Site Publication Available (NIC)
 - Prison and Jail Population Counts Released  (BJS)

Online Resources
 - Webcast To Discuss Sex Trafficking in U.S. (NIJ)

Conferences and Trainings
 - Conference Explores Family Violence and Child Victimization (OJJDP)
 - Conference Promotes Innovation in Preventing Underage Drinking (OJJDP)
 - Juvenile Court Judges To Hold Annual Conference (OJJDP)
 - Preventing Sexual Abuse of Youth in Custody (NIC)

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*** Announcements ***

Call for Nominations Open for Medal of Valor

The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor is awarded by the President to public safety
officers cited by the Attorney General and recommended by the Medal of Valor Review
Board. Nominations for the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer
must be received by July 31, 2006. (BJA)
For more information, visit:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/medalofvalor/

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New Identity Theft Kit Available

AVOID Identity Theft: Deter, Detect, Defend, a Federal Trade Commission education
kit, supports federal efforts to reduce the risk of becoming a victim and identifies
resources to help identify those who are victims of identity theft. As a federal
partner in this campaign, OVC is distributing 4,600 kits in helping to spread the
word: Deter, Detect, and Defend. (OVC)
For more information, visit:
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/

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Public Safety Officers' Benefits Application Available Online

To provide survivors and public safety agencies with increased outreach and a greatly
streamlined process to submit claims for officers who have fallen in the line of
duty, PSOB forms for death benefits are now available online. (BJA)
For more information, visit:
https://www.psob.gov/

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*** Funding Opportunities ***

Accepting Applications for WSC Competitive Program

Notice of Intent Deadline: June 29, 2006

CCDO is seeking applications for the FY 2007 Weed and Seed Communities Competitive
Program. Urban and rural communities, Indian tribes, and tribal communities with
a persistent high level of serious violent crime and that have not previously received
Weed and Seed Official Recognition are eligible to apply. (CCDO)
For more information, visit:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/ws/2007guideln.html

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Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Funds Available

Deadline: July 7, 2006

Funding offered for the Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program will focus
on reducing convicted offender DNA sample backlogs through in-house analysis and
data review. Only states with existing accredited crime laboratories that conduct
in-house DNA analysis of convicted offender DNA samples should apply. (NIJ)
For more information, visit:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000751.pdf

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Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Funds Offered

Deadline: July 10, 2006

This NIJ solicitation, Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program, offers funds to
improve the infrastructure and analytic capacity of crime laboratories so that DNA
samples can be processed more efficiently and cost effectively. Applicants must be
state and local units of government with existing crime laboratories. (NIJ)
For more information, visit:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000750.pdf

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Funding To Reduce DNA Backlog Available

Deadline: July 10, 2006

NIJ&rsquo;s Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program offers funding to analyze
backlogged forensic DNA casework samples from forcible rape and murder/nonnegligent
manslaughter crimes. Only applications from local governments with existing crime
laboratories conducting DNA analysis through government-owned accredited laboratories
or through accredited fee-for-service vendors will be accepted. (NIJ)
For more information, visit:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000752.pdf

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*** Publications ***

Community Buy-In for New Jail Construction

"Building Community Support for New Jail Construction" (ACCN 021328) (24 pp.) discusses
the challenges of new jail construction and the steps required to gain community
support. Topics include raising the issue, increasing public awareness, building
a case for support, maximizing community meetings, and responding to public input.
Not available from NCJRS. For more information, contact the NIC Information Center
(800-877-1461). (NIC)
For more information, visit:
http://www.nicic.org/Library/021328

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New NIC Jail Site Publication Available

"Jail Site Evaluation and Selection" (ACCN 021280) (16 pp.) provides jurisdictions
with needed information to begin the jail site evaluation and selection process.
It also outlines an approach to help jurisdictions address public concerns and to
select a jail site that best meets the community's needs. Not available from NCJRS.
For more information, contact the NIC Information Center (800-877-1461). (NIC)
For more information, visit:
http://www.nicic.org/Library/021280

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Prison and Jail Population Counts Released 

"Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2005" (NCJ 213133) (12 pp.) presents data on prison
and jail inmates collected from National Prisoner Statistics counts and the Census
of Jail Inmates 2005. This annual report provides the number of inmates and the overall
incarceration rate per 100,000 residents for each state and the federal system. (BJS)

For more information, visit:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/pjim05.htm
For Ordering, visit:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/ShoppingCart/ShopCart.aspx?item=NCJ+213133&amp;amp;repro=0

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*** Online Resources ***

Webcast To Discuss Sex Trafficking in U.S.

This free online event, sponsored by Government Innovators Network and NIJ and hosted
by Swanee Hunt, Director of the Women and Public Policy Program, will include Q&amp;A,
expert perspectives on sex trafficking issues, and discussions by Ambassador John
Miller, U.S. Department of State, and Norma Hotaling, founder of the SAGE Project.
(NIJ)
For more information, visit:
http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/xchat.html

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*** Conferences and Trainings ***

Conference Explores Family Violence and Child Victimization

On July 9-11, 2006, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the Family Research Laboratory and
the Crimes against Children Research Center will sponsor the International Family
Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference. Topics will include family
violence, child maltreatment, multidisciplinary interventions, and youth Internet
victimization. (OJJDP)
For more information, visit:
http://www.unh.edu/frl/index.html
http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/
http://www.unh.edu/frl/conferences/2006/

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Conference Promotes Innovation in Preventing Underage Drinking

On August 24-26, 2006, in Baltimore, Maryland, OJJDP's Underage Drinking Enforcement
Training Center will hold Charting the Course: Promoting Innovation Through Action.
Practitioners will learn how to establish and strengthen linkages between law enforcement
and community agencies. (OJJDP)
For more information, visit:
http://www.udetc.org/
http://www.dgimeetings.com/nlc/

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Juvenile Court Judges To Hold Annual Conference

On July 16-19, 2006, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the National Council of Juvenile and
Family Court Judges will hold its annual conference. Topics to be addressed include
detention alternatives, family violence, permanency planning, sanctions, substance
abuse, tribal courts, and truancy. (OJJDP)
For more information, visit:
http://www.ncjfcj.org/
http://www.ncjfcj.org/images/stories/dept/cp/pdf/ac_06_brochfinal.pdf

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Preventing Sexual Abuse of Youth in Custody

NIC will host a 3-hour satellite/Internet broadcast on June 28, 2006. This session
will focus on the seriousness of this issue and introduce those working with children
and juvenile offenders to the requirements of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of
2003 and explain how to implement them. Broadcast times vary. (NIC)
For more information, visit:
http://www.nicic.org/WebVideo_400.htm


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