Cocktails & Popcorn: Juciciary, A #coloredrevolution & The Oversight Hearing on Policing Practices - The Offspring Of CODIS & SACWIS - My Colored Commentary

So far, there is no mention of child welfare law.

The Children's Trust Funds
Predictive Modeling Crap Monster
The Database Offspring of
CODIS & SACWIS

Child welfare law, is the foundation of chattel law, more intuitively known as property ownership of humans, but, soon, shall be properly recognized as parental rights.

Data collection was addressed by Her Flatulent Boviness, Sheila Jackson Lee, as a #coloredrevolution, rather, she wants more grants and funding for bagging and tagging more predictive modeling crappy variables for human asset management like "multiple race categories" by ending racial profiling and pass her H.R. 40. economic redevelopment, new and improved, U.S. Marshall Fund, called reparations, because they stole all the TARP funding.

They discuss universal background checks, yet fail to whisper the challenges in child welfare privacy laws, and the fraud, and the crappy predictive modeling white papers taught in the universities, promulgating more sociopsychological doctrines of human asset management for those beloved racial foreign corporate manifests.

Will CODIS mesh with SACWIS?

The horror.....the stealin'.....the stealin'.

The Privateers want those community data centers, badly.

Do you realize how much money can be had for these foreign Public Private Partnerships to swoop in to save the day with their ready to go, hit the ground running, Social Impact Bond programs to expedite the furtherance of stealin' the children, the land and the votes?

The days of the officer are just about transformed as the Privateers rendition of a private militia, of which this committee previously addressed as sworn v. civilian officers, and did not have a freaking clue to realize those civilian officers are sworn to foreign, privately contracted corporations?

I have published extensively on this crap.

So, how do you stop the tensions between the police and the people?

Uh... I dunno.....how about looking into the original concept of a police officer, and let them "protect and serve" the people....and not the corporation.

See how that works?

Police acquire the raw material from society for the corporation to produce goods to purvey and procure, called poverty.

When you are poor, you will find tensions run high with law enforcement when you are trying to survive, as a victim of a bloodless war.

People are supposed to run for help to the police, to bear of witness as the original sources, the people who are the real victims and the police refer for due process to a finding of fact in challenging the right to bear arms, or rather, to identify violations in the rights to a civil society.

Police are officers of peace, the recordkeepers of the trust, the children's trust.

Look at Detroit.

The Chief of Police sits on the Board of Elections.

Our elections for the last 10 years have been jacked, particularly the 2016 election, the reason for the ongoing DHS investigation into election interference.

The Chief of Police allowed these organized stealin' operations to exist in the City of Detroit, where there is rampant violence.

I consider running human experiments on the people of Detroit as reportable crime, a contributing factor to the conditions of poverty, yet, nothing has been done to protect the people, but I digress.

Matt Gaetz got raw dog with Al Sharpton.

GO MATT!!!

Gaetz asked about Sharpton calling "african-americans" who do not agree with him "Militant Negroes" and a series of #coloredrevolution statements of "Jews", "white crackas and homos".

This is awesome!

Sharpton is trying to keep the peace as Gaetz surely should have brought in a cocktail or two during the hearing.

Sharpton said he is "an equal opportunity attacker".

This is awesome.

This is like "reverse dirty dozens".

Community policing is social media.

Community policing is the right to bear witness.

See it, say it, particularly when you see a corporation engaging in the stealin' of the children, the land and the votes.

Law Enforcement has internal early warning systems for citizens to file complaints, but not about corporate complaints, which are considered as civil, and not criminal, for fraud or public corruption.

Many officers are only a paycheck away from qualifying for SNAP, something which desperately needs to be discussed because it opens the door for the opportunity of public corruption in privatization.

Stop making people poor and there shall be peace.

#sayhisname

Witnesses

Ms. Gwen Carr 
Mother of Eric Garner

• Carr Testimony
• Carr Truth in Testimony
• Carr Bio

Mr. Ron Davis 
Former Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services Office

• Davis Testimony
• Davis Truth in Testimony
• Davis Bio

Mr. Patrick Yoes 
National President, Fraternal Order of Police

• Yoes Testimony
• Yoes Truth in Testimony
• Yoes Bio

Rev. Al Sharpton 
Founder, National Action Network

• Sharpton Testimony
• Sharpton Truth in Testimony
• Sharpton Bio

Mr. James Blake 
Former Tennis Professional and Commentator

• Blake Testimony
• Blake Bio
• Blake Truth in Testimony

Chief Gina Hawkins 
Chief of Police, Fayetteville Police Department, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Professionals

• Hawkins Testimony
• Hawkins Truth in Testimony
• Hawkins Bio

Ms. Heather Mac Donald 
Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

• Mac Donald Testimony
• Mac Donald Bio

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff
Co-Founder and President, Center for Policing Equity

• Goff Testimony
• Goff Truth in Testimony
• Goff Bio

Ms. Lynda Garcia
Policing Campaign Director, The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

• Garcia Testimony
• Garcia Truth in Testimony
• Garcia Bio

Documents

• Revised Witness List

116th Congress

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DOJ: Department of Justice Releases Reports Focused on Improving Safety and Wellness of the Nation’s 800,000 Law Enforcement Officers

The Department of Justice today released two complementary reports that focus on the mental health and safety of the nation’s federal, state, local and tribal police officers. The reports, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act: Report to Congress and Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Programs: Eleven Case Studies, were published by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) as required by the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) of 2017. 

The LEMHWA passed both chambers unanimously and without amendment and was signed by the President shortly thereafter. These actions show that its purpose and intended effects are uncontroversial among policymakers – law enforcement agencies need and deserve support in their ongoing efforts to protect the mental health and well-being of their employees. Congress took the important step in improving the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services that will help our nation’s more than 800,000 federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers.  

"Serving as a law enforcement officer requires courage, strength, and dedication," Attorney General William P. Barr said. "The demands of this work, day in and day out, can take a toll on the health and well-being of our officers, but the Department of Justice is committed to doing our part to help. I want to thank the men and women of our COPS office for their hard work to support our officers every day, and specifically for these thoughtful and insightful reports, which detail both the challenges facing our officers and some specific ways we can give them the support that they deserve."

"A damaging national narrative has emerged in which law enforcement officers – whether federal, state, local, or tribal – are seen not as protectors of communities but as oppressors," said COPS Office Director Phil Keith. “In this environment, where an inherently stressful job is made more so by a constant undercurrent of distrust and negative public opinion, the risks to officer wellness are exacerbated. This report is an important measure and reflection in our ongoing commitment to protect those who protect us. "

Under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act, the COPS Office was required to submit reports to Congress that addressed:

(1) Recommendations to Congress on effectiveness of crisis lines for law enforcement officers, efficacy of annual mental health checks for law enforcement officers, expansion of peer mentoring programs, and ensuring privacy considerations for these types of programs;

(2) Mental health practices and services in the U.S. Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) that could be adopted by federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies; and

(3) Case studies of programs designed primarily to address officer psychological health and well-being.

The first report, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act: Report to Congress, includes 22 recommendations to Congress ranging from supporting programs to embed mental health professionals in law enforcement agencies to supporting the development of model policies and implementation guidance for law enforcement agencies to make substantial efforts to reduce suicide.

The case studies report, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Programs: Eleven Case Studies, is designed to provide an overview of multiple successful and promising law enforcement mental health and wellness strategies with the joint aims of informing Congress, state and local government officials, and the law enforcement field. The report includes 11 case studies from a diverse group of sites across the United States.

The Department of Justice is pleased to respond to the LEMHWA as officer safety, health, and wellness is a longstanding priority of the agency. The reports released today address some of the most pressing issues currently facing our law enforcement community.

The COPS Office has a near 25-year history of supporting the efforts of state, local and tribal law enforcement, including the management of the National Blue Alert Network. The agency awards grants to hire community policing officers, develop and test innovative policing strategies, and provide training and technical assistance to community members, local government leaders, and all levels of law enforcement. Since 1994, the COPS Office has invested more than $14 billion to help advance community policing.

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DOJ OIG: Audit of Efforts to Safeguard Minors in Department of Justice Youth-Centered Programs

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announces the release of an Audit of Efforts to Safeguard Minors in Department of Justice Youth-Centered Programs.

Audit of Efforts to Safeguard Minors in Department of Justice Youth Centered Programs by Beverly Tran on Scribd

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CONYERS: Trump Budget Fails To Make USA Safer, Undermines Access To Justice & Jeopardizes Millions Fleeing Violence, Famine & War

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget blueprint:

Dean of the U.S. House
of Representatives
John Conyers, Jr.

“President Trump’s budget blueprint starves essential government programs across the board.  Under the guise of reprioritizing federal spending in the name of advancing the “safety and security of the American people,” the Trump Budget will make Americans less safe, deny them access to justice, and fund discriminatory immigration policies at the expense of hardworking Americans who need vital federal services such as “meals on wheels,” public broadcasting and critical environmental protections. 

“The President’s shortsighted budget cuts threaten to undermine the Justice Department’s critical public safety efforts.  Cutting DOJ funding could very well jeopardize essential community-based justice programs such as the Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) Program and the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) Program.            

“The Trump Budget also proposes to cut all funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), a program that for more than 40 years, with bipartisan support, has provided civil legal representation of hundreds of thousands of Americans in every county in every state and the territories.  By eliminating all LSC funding, the Trump Budget would harm America's most vulnerable: families facing foreclosure and eviction, women struggling to escape domestic abuse, and veterans trying to obtain promised benefits.  More than 150 of the Nation’s largest law firms agree that funding LSC is essential so that it continue to provide civil legal services to the poor.       

“While slashing these critical federal programs, the Trump Budget would build a wall and deport millions of immigrants – increasing spending on immigration enforcement by $3 billion. It invests $2.6 billion in border technology, including the border wall;  requests an additional $1.5 billion to detain and deport our neighbors, our friends, and our family; and proposes an additional $314 million to hire more Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents to create the promised “deportation force.” 

“With this budget, Americans are being asked to foot the bill for Trump’s border wall through their tax dollars and every time they fly on an airplane. The Trump Budget proposes to raise the Passenger Security Fee to pay for TSA security operations, while simultaneously slashing funding for TSA security screenings. This budget reduces state and local Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants by $667 million and eliminates FEMA no cost match grants. In exchange for these cuts, Americans will be exposed to greater racial profiling and additional interrogations at the border.”

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FBI Creates Whistleblower Opportunities For Youth

This is absolutely amazing.

The Sacramento FBI office has created a Teen Academy to give youth opportunity in law enforcement and to change the face of the FBI to become more inclusive.

I make this statement on inclusivity because we all know, poor kids grow up to be poor adults.

"It's a building prisons, bed count, thang."

Of course, this is not a blanketed truism, it is statistically sound when you review the data.

Domestic policies are increasing the rates of child poverty, stripping the resources of targeted populations, for the purposes of, basically, taking over the land.  Therefore, youth are not presented with very many opportunities as an adult.

Just take a look at foster care and what happens when you age out, it is not pretty.

The FBI does not only need to see the future through the eyes of youth, but so does DHHS, IRS, USDA, USPS, HUD, DOE (<== education) and any other federal law enforcement program.

When I worked for the Detroit Police Department, we had, or at least I tried to make it so, a similar youth program called the Detroit Police Junior Cadet Program.

Unfortunately, there were no data collected to demonstrate its effects (another story), but I am going to say that it was an amazing program for youth.

Instead of doling out these so-called community grants, why not partner with the youth and give them direct opportunities to bring back to their communities and families.

I also worked on U.S. DOJ Community Orientated Policing Services grant programs.  They sucked.

Now, allow me to tell you why these COPS grant programs sucked.

A group of "could-not-make-it-in-the-real-world" university Ph.D.s would get together and pump out some fancy pants Response For Proposal which ended up generating lots of pretty pictures called charts and graphs so they could:

#Superfan Whistleblower in training

1. Meet their quota of mandatory university publications so they could get tenure;
2. Pad a CV;
3. Cash that much needed supplemental income paycheck; 
4. Cosign on the RFP crap; and/or,
5. Suck up to get a federal administration or NGO job to keep the money rolling in for everyone except those for which the RFP was generated in the first place.

The time has come to depart from the pseudo-scientific RFP model and let the people tell us what needs to be examined.

Besides, technology is open source and instant.  

Let youth get paid for their research; it is practical and cost efficient, in many, many ways.

I am hoping that law enforcement, and I am not going to marginalize this to strictly federal, but also state local, and dare I say, international, collaboration to engage and train youth in the art of fraud detection.

We need to start our whistleblowers out young.

Whistleblowers are the original law enforcers.

Rock on, #Superfans, rock on.

"Qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur"

Sacramento FBI Teen Academy Applications Available Online

Class Offers Information, Experiences, and More to High School Juniors

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sacramento Field Office is accepting applications for the Spring 2017 FBI Teen Academy. This unique opportunity is open to all high school juniors attending any school—public, private, and home school—in the 34-counties the field office serves.

The application package is available for download now.

Students selected to participate will spend an entire day at FBI Sacramento Field Office headquarters in Roseville on Friday, April 7, 2017. Applying and attending the FBI Teen Academy program is free; however, families are responsible for travel to and from the class.

The FBI Teen Academy is a unique opportunity for any student—regardless of career interest—who is curious about the FBI, what the FBI investigates, and how it serves the community. FBI Teen Academy participants engage in activities and discussions about what the FBI does and current topics relative to FBI investigations. Activities may include discussions about cyber safety, terrorism, active shooter situations, and color of law and civil rights investigations; participation in simulated evidence response team and bomb techs scenarios; and frank conversations about online communication and staying safe in an always-connected world.

After completing the class, participants better understand the FBI’s role in their communities, grasp the complexity of FBI investigations, can make lifestyle choices to be safer in their day-to-day lives, and what FBI career paths are available. FBI Teen Academy students often remain connected with the field office to facilitate presentations, mentorship, and more.

 Counties served by the FBI Sacramento Field Office:

• Alpine
• Amador
• Butte
• Calaveras
• Colusa
• El Dorado
• Fresno
• Glenn
• Inyo
• Kern
• Kings
• Lassen
• Madera
• Mariposa
• Merced
• Modoc
• Mono
• Nevada
• Placer
• Plumas
• Sacramento
• San Joaquin
• Shasta
• Sierra
• Siskiyou
• Solano
• Stanislaus
• Sutter
• Tehama
• Tulare
• Tuolumne
• Trinity
• Yuba
• Yolo

About the Sacramento FBI Teen Academy:

Each spring and fall, the FBI Sacramento Field Office hosts the FBI Teen Academy for 20-36 students who spend a day in FBI facilities to learn about the agency, what it investigates, how it serves its community, how students can make wise lifestyle choices to be safer in their day-to-day lives, and what FBI career paths are available. The opportunity is available to any high school junior in the region the field office serves and can create a lasting connection between the students and the FBI. More than 250 students have attended the FBI Teen Academy in Sacramento to date.

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CONYERS Announces More Than $2 Million In Federal Funding For Detroit And Melvindale Police Departments

Detroit, MI – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) today announced more than $2 million in federal funding for police departments in Detroit and Melvindale. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program (CHP) and will be used to hire law enforcement officers, and to enhance community policing and crime prevention efforts.

Dean of the U.S. House
of Representatives
John Conyers, Jr.

“I am pleased that the Justice Department is awarding more than $2 million in federal funds to Detroit and Melvindale,” said Congressman Conyers.  “It is particularly important during times of budget constraints on local governments that the federal government provide the resources needed to help make our communities safer while encouraging the use of policing methods that build trust and positively engage our citizens. I have supported the COPS program from its inception in 1994 during the Presidency of Bill Clinton and will continue to fight for funding that supports our local officers and the communities they are sworn to protect and serve.”   

Through the CHP, the city of Detroit will receive $1,841,472 and the city of Melvindale will receive $250,000. This funding is part of $119 million in grants distributed to police departments across the country. 

More information on the U.S. Department of Justice COPS program can be found here.

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CONYERS HAILS NEWLY-ANNOUNCED FEDERAL EFFORTS TO ASSIST DETROIT IN FIGHTING CRIME

DETROIT - Today, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) hailed two announcements by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that will assist Detroit in fighting crime.  The Justice Department has announced the selection of five cities, including Detroit, as participants in the Violence Reduction Network (VRN).  Additionally, DOJ’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office will announce the distribution of the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grants to create and/or preserve law enforcement jobs.  Grants will be distributed to 212 different local law enforcement agencies across the country, which include ten in Michigan,  two of which are in the 13^th Congressional District. 

U.S. Representative
John Conyers, Jr.

“I am pleased that the Justice Department is increasing its support for Detroit’s effort to make our communities safer.  Detroit’s participation in the Violence Reduction Network will identify new ways in which federal agencies and resources can assist the city in fighting crime,” said Rep. John Conyers, Jr.  “The COPS Program continues to provide assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies across the country, including Detroit.  I have long supported this program because it has proven to put more officers on the beat, thus resulting in job creation and safer streets.”

Through the Violence Reduction Network, the Justice Department will work in partnership with police chiefs, local partners of Detroit and the other four participating cities (Camden, NJ; Chicago, IL; Oakland/Richmond, CA; and Wilmington, DE) to develop effective approaches to reducing violence.  City leaders will have access to leading criminal justice researchers and practitioners and will exchange violence reduction best practices.  The work of the Violence Reduction Network starts today in Washington, DC at a Kickoff Summit which will include collaborative working sessions focused on analyzing each city’s violence challenges and discussing a variety of existing DOJ resources available to address the issues.  Violence Reduction Network cities will participate in regular collaborative sessions with each other and the federal partners through site visits, targeted training, technical assistance and, phone/video conferences with federal law enforcement officials and subject-matter experts.

The COPS Hiring Program provides funding to address the full-time sworn officer needs of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide.  CHP grants go directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new and/or rehire career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.  Congressman Conyers has supported and worked to maintain the existence of the COPS Program since its inception in 1994.  Since that time, the program has funded the hiring of more than 123,000 state and local police officers and sheriff’s deputies in communities across America. 

Full list of COPS Hiring Program grants to be distributed in Michigan:

Agency Name                                 Officers Awarded                 Estimated Award Amount

Cadillac Police Department            1                                                             $125,000

Clare City Police                             1                                                            $125,000

Dearborn, City of                            4                                                            $500,000

Detroit Public Schools                    3                                                             $355,400

Department of Public Safety

Harper Woods Police Department  2                                                             $250,000

Lansing Police Department             5                                                             $625,000

Muskegon Heights, City of             1                                                            $125,000

Taylor Police Department               3                                                             $474,639

Waterford, Township of                 1                                                              $125,000

Westland, City of                            4                                                             $500,000

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Conyers, Clarke, Peters, Scott, Jackson Lee, Waters, Cohen, Johnson, Chu Introduce “Shield Our Streets Act” to Fight Street Crime in Budget-Strapped Communities Across the Country

Conyers, Clarke, Peters, Scott, Jackson Lee, Waters, Cohen, Johnson, Chu Introduce “Shield Our Streets Act” to Fight Street Crime in Budget-Strapped Communities Across the Country

U.S. Representative
John Conyers, Jr.

(WASHINGTON)–Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Representative Hansen Clarke (D-Mich.), Representative Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Representative Shelia Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Representative Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), and Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.) introduced H.R. 4098, the “Shield Our Streets Act.” As a result of state cuts, local governments face dwindling law enforcement budgets and police department resources are being stretched thin in order to make up the difference. The Shield Our Streets Acts creates additional law enforcement funding grants to help police agencies and local governments continue the fight against crime areas across the United States in spite of these budget cuts.



“As Ranking Member, I urge the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on this critical legislation,” said Rep. Conyers. “Our local law enforcement agencies and local governments face tighter budgets, so Congress must redouble its efforts to help them protect our communities from crime. Police officers are on the front lines in the fight against crime, and we need to do even more to ensure local law enforcement agencies are sufficiently staffed with officers and sheriffs. Local governments also need the funding and flexibility to pay for crime fighting equipment and programs which they identify as priority needs. For instance in my district, the City of Highland Park needs assistance in paying for street lights that will deter criminal activity on its streets.”



“We need to keep our streets safe to protect our children and our communities and to keep businesses and jobs in our cities,” said Rep. Clarke. “This bill will greatly improve the ability of cities like Detroit to fight and prevent crime, which will strengthen our nation as a whole.”



“Providing federal funding for high need areas to create and protect jobs for police officers is common sense” said Rep. Peters. “I'm strongly backing this legislation to support our brave officers and make meaningful investments in safeguarding our communities.”



“Research has shown that more police on the beat means less crime along with less costs and more vibrate, productive communities,” said Rep Scott. “For anyone interested in seeing the proof of this, I refer them to the recently released book by noted criminologist Frank Zimring, entitled ‘The City that Became Safe,’ which details how increased numbers of police on the beat contributed to New York City reducing crime by 80% over the last 2 decades.”



“This bill provides local communities with the monetary resources that they need to keep our streets safe,” said Rep. Jackson Lee. “The Shield Police hiring program will enable local governments to hire, train and retain additional police officers to combat crime. It gives me a great sense of pleasure and accomplishment to know that taxpayers’ dollars are being used for the important task of making sure our communities have the resources and manpower needed to keep our neighborhoods safe. I will continue to work with law enforcement agencies to ensure that urban areas, such as Houston, get the necessary funds needed to secure our communities”



“Due to California’s budgetary constraints, the ‘Shield Our Streets Act’ will go a long way towards ensuring that Los Angeles has additional federal resources to hire the law enforcement professionals we need to keep our streets safe,” said Rep. Waters.


“More cops on the beat means less crime on the street,” said Rep. Cohen. “Public safety helps ensure our children and communities can grow and prosper in a productive way that will increase living standards in our neighborhoods. Our police officers risk their lives to protect our families and our neighborhoods. The Shield Our Streets Act would provide Memphis and other communities across the country struggling with crime the chance to hire more police officers and give them the necessary tools to combat crime and ensure public safety.”


“During another difficult budget year at home, I want to ensure public safety officials in the district have the resources they need to protect citizens,” said Rep. Johnson. “I'm proud to stand with law enforcement officers who are on the front lines keeping our community safe.”


“Many of our local law enforcement agencies are strapped for cash because budget constraints have made it difficult to hire and retain police officers” said Rep. Chu. “As a result, they are struggling to keep our communities well-protected. This bill addresses that issue by providing access to critical funds that will not only help our local police departments hire and retain more officers, but also invest in public safety programs. We must ensure that law enforcement have all the tools necessary to stop crime and violence and keep our streets safe. Shield our Streets is a step in the right direction for meeting that goal.”



The bill creates two new types of law enforcement funding grants:



· Shield Police Hiring Grants, a new category of grants to be implemented by the Attorney General, would provide additional funding to law enforcement agencies that operate in Elevated Need Localities. An “Elevated Need Locality” is a county (or unit of local government which is not part of a county) which (1) has a crime rate above the national average, and (2) has had budget reductions during the most recent 5-year period. These law enforcement agencies could apply to the Attorney General to receive funds to hire law enforcement officers, or to rehire officers who have been laid off due to budget reductions.



· The Shield Public Safety Enhancement Grants, a new program to be implemented by the Attorney General, provide grants to units of local government that has jurisdiction over all or part of an Elevated Need Locality. Local governments could apply to the Attorney General to receive funds to enhance public safety in a number of ways, such as purchasing public safety equipment, funding public safety programs, making infrastructure improvements for the purpose of enhancing public safety, purchasing and installing street lights to deter crime, funding activities related to crime labs, and funding public defender programs. Non-profit organizations operating in Elevated Need Localities may also apply for grants under this program to fund initiatives designed to reduce crime in these jurisdictions.





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Conyers Fights to Preserve COPS Program

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Conyers Fights to Preserve COPS Program  

Anti-Crime Program Has Given Over $67 Million to the 14^th District

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) joined other Members of Congress and representatives from law enforcement organizations to criticize the plan to eliminate the successful Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program.  The bill pending in the House Appropriations Committee to fund law enforcement programs for Fiscal Year 2012 presently does not fund the COPS Program or the COPS Office in the Department of Justice which administers this program.  Since the inception of the COPS Program in 1994, Congressman Conyers’ 14^th Congressional District has received over $67 million in COPS related grants to hire police officers and sheriff deputies, hire school resource officers, and fund important crime-fighting technologies. 

“I’m fighting to preserve the COPS Program, which has greatly benefited the 14^th District by providing us over $67 million in funding since the program’s inception in 1994,” Conyers said.  “We must reaffirm our commitment to a program that hires more officers and creates jobs in addition to enhancing public safety.”

The COPS Program was initiated under the Clinton Administration and has funded the hiring of more than 122,000 state and local police officers and sheriff’s deputies in communities across America.  These days, state and local governments are facing severe economic difficulties.  Some jurisdictions are actually laying off police officers. 

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COPS Cyber-Bullying Webinar

Cyber-Bullying Webinar - July 29, 2011

Date: Friday, July 29, 2011
Time: 2:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Time
Description: The use of technology is quickly becoming the primary means of bullying and harassment, particularly among adolescents. Text and picture messaging through cell phones and instant messaging via the Internet have led to an explosion in bullying, harassment and other exploitive behaviors on-line. The immediacy and relative anonymity of the Internet creates an illusion of safety for the perpetrator and no safe haven for the victim, while increasing the overall likelihood of impulsive and inappropriate sharing of words and images.

During this COPS sponsored webinar, Andrew Yeager and Lieutenant Joe Rampolla will:

• Detail the current trends in cyber-bullying, harassment and victimization, particularly as they relate to adolescent development
• Explore how the blending of technology and adolescent development creates a potent and dangerous combination, leading to excessive risk-taking and the inability to control impulses and foresee consequences
• Discuss intervention strategies for law enforcement, school officials, parents, and students.

Andrew Yeager is a New Jersey state certified School Psychologist and Student Assistance Coordinator. His television appearances include CBS, NBC, FOX. and PBS.

Lieutenant Joseph Rampolla has been a law enforcement officer for sixteen years. He has taught all levels of law enforcement for the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. To register visit http://centipede.spcollege.edu/COPSWebinar/