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### **Director's Corner: Making Critical Training Resources Easy to Access During Social Distancing**

 April 2020 | Volume 13 | Issue 4

Much  of this *Dispatch* is focused on high-quality law enforcement  training. We prepared this edition before the nation learned about the dangers  of COVID-19, but we have included some information about resources that can  support your response. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS  Office) is grateful for your commitment during this difficult period and  recognizes the challenges we face together.

In  response to the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Justice has moved  to a posture of maximum telework in the National Capital Region until further  notice. The COPS Office staff are working remotely and will be available to  assist grantees, stakeholders, and the public during this period. Likewise, all  associated systems and services will be available.

I am proud to say that the COPS Office is a leader in promoting  innovative training in all areas of law enforcement—not only for state, local,  and tribal agencies but for community and criminal justice organizations as  well. We do this by funding the development and delivery of classroom- and web-based  instruction in numerous topic areas such as Active Attack Response, Strategic Problem Solving, and Officer Safety and  Wellness, to name just a few. We also make finding and accessing this training  convenient through the COPS Office  Training Portal, a comprehensive online gateway to a wide array of  trainings and support materials in a variety of formats, including curricula, guidebooks,  webinars, publications, conference presentations, podcasts, and videos.

As new public safety issues emerge, officer health and  wellness needs are recognized, and community policing strategies are developed,  the COPS Office supports the creation and delivery of new instructional resources  through our grant funding programs.  And I encourage any law enforcement agency or stakeholder with a proposal for  an innovative new course to consider applying for support. I also invite all individuals  and organizations with an interest in criminal justice or law enforcement to  see what’s available on the COPS  Office Training Portal, check out the wide array of publications on the COPS Office Resource Center,  and listen to one of the many informative The Beat podcasts. 

 – Director Keith

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