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Department of Justice Special Report: Raising Awareness of Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report outlines how impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been compounded by a surge in violence against communities of color, including a significant increase in anti-Asian and anti-black hate crimes. The Special Report highlights the importance of increasing public awareness to prevent and respond to hates crimes and hate incidents. 

Department of Justice United States Attorney’s Office: Preventing Terrorism and Targeted Violence Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides an overview of the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) functions and outlines how through engagement with local communities (e.g., schools, houses of worship, private industry), USAOs help stakeholders prevent, reduce, prepare for, and respond to acts of terrorism and targeted violence.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Training Opportunities

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) delivers numerous trainings for law enforcement, including the Law Enforcement Awareness Briefing (LAB) which provides a comprehensive overview of targeted violence and terrorism prevention, Threat Assessment and Threat Management (TATM) which equips front line officers with the knowledge and tools to prevent mass casualty violence, and the Physical Security Assessment Training (PSAT) which introduces concepts and demonstrates techniques for conducting physical security assessments in locations or on facilities/infrastructure where mass gatherings are likely to occur (e.g., stadiums, houses of worship, schools, convention centers).

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grant Opportunities

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides grants to organizations that work with youth who are most likely to be involved in violent activities in the immediate future to help prevent violence, including by building trust between youth, community members, and law enforcement.

U.S. Agency for International Development Policy for Countering Violent Extremism Through Development Assistance

The Countering Violent Extremism Through Development Assistance policy includes lessons that could be adopted and useful within the United States, as identified by overseas development work. This policy also provides updated guidance for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs that aim to prevent and counter violent extremism overseas.

Department of State Researching Solutions to Violent Extremism Network

The Researching Solutions to Violent Extremism (RESOLVE) Network is a global consortium of researchers, research organizations, policymakers, and practitioners committed to empirically driven, locally defined research on the drivers of violent extremism and sources of community resilience. RESOLVE publications provide insight on global and local dynamics of violent extremism and shares actionable recommendations and best practices both globally and locally to prevent targeted violence and terrorism. 

Department of Education Project Prevent Grant Program

Project Prevent grants help local educational agencies increase their capacity to implement community- and school-based strategies to prevent community violence and mitigate the impacts of exposure to community violence.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Planning Considerations: Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks Guide

This guide supports community planning for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTAs), which includes leveraging expertise and capabilities across communities to help prepare for attacks. The guide outlines how to design collaborative planning teams and identify threats.

Department of Homeland Security Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Training for Law Enforcement and Hometown Security Partners

The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) training strategy is a multifaceted approach designed to increase the effectiveness of state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement and public safety professionals and other frontline partners in identifying, reporting, evaluating, and sharing pre-incident terrorism indicators to prevent acts of terrorism. These trainings are designed for frontline officers and hometown security partners to provide information on documented and verified behaviors and indicators that, when viewed in the context of all known facts and circumstances, may indicate terrorism-related criminal activity.  

Category: Training Opportunities; Threat Identification and Assessment Training 

Department of Justice Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Initiative Webinar Series

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) presents this 13-webinar series to provide juvenile justice professionals, law enforcement, and school communities with an understanding of youth hate crimes and hate groups, along with strategies to prevent hate crimes and mitigate microaggressions and implicit bias.