Federal Technical Assistance and Training Resources

_{^{The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has hosted several informational webinars and created other helpful resources.  The webinars include topics such as:}}

_{^{o   Community Violence Intervention in Practice (link)}}

_{^{o   Community-Centered Evaluation (link)}}

_{^{o   Evidence-based Theory and Research on Community Violence Intervention (link)}}

_{^{o   Place-based Approached to Community Violence Intervention (link)}}

The federal technical assistance and training provider for BJA-funded Community Violence Intervention programming is Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

_{^{The National Criminal Justice Association has created a helpful overview of the most effective CVI models, including:}}

_{^{o   Group Violence Interventions (GVI)}}

_{^{o   Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs)}}

_{^{o   Violence Interrupters}}

_{^{o   Community Driven Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)}}

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), under Department of Justice, has developed a suite of CVI resources targeted directly at law enforcement. https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/O-BJA-2022-171282.pdf - categories of CVI are on page 8

_{^{Models and Best Practices for Violent Crime Intervention}}

_{^{o   Council on Criminal Justice – Saving Lives: Ten Essential Actions Cities Can Take to Reduce Violence Now}}

_{^{o   US Dept of Justice – Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Violent Crime}}

_{^{o   Rand Corporation –  Violent Crime: Risk models, effective interventions and risk management (pg 28: Communities and neighborhoods)}}

_{^{o   *See also OJP Evidence-Based Violent Crime Models document}}