Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC)

Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC)

A PROGRAM OF THE COPS OFFICE

By the Field, for the Field

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The Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC), in partnership with the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and nine other leading law enforcement agencies, provides customized training and technical assistance to state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus agencies throughout the United States. These services are delivered at no cost to your agency. Built to meet the diverse needs of law enforcement agencies today, the CRI-TAC works to develop solutions specifically tailored to your agency, allowing you to play an active role in the problem-solving process. The CRI-TAC provides a collaborative and comprehensive process in which subject matter experts from the field help your agency reach the forefront of cutting-edge innovation and evidence-based practices.

    Request Technical Assistance

    To help us best serve you, please include the following information: 1) Name of your agency 2) Number of sworn officers 3) Size of population served 4) Topic and service requested 5) Contact information

    Services

    CRI-TAC staff will work with you to provide a customized solution. Types of services the CRI-TAC can provide include:

           
    Resource Referral               
    Toolkits, reports, and other relevant publications.         
     
    Web-Based Training           
    Recorded webinars and live online training.   
             
    In-Person Training            
    Existing and customized on-site training.      
             
    Virtual Mentoring            
    Personnel from the requesting agency will be connected with subject matter experts to share information and promising practices via phone or video conference call.     
            
    Meeting Facilitation          
    Subject matter experts will assist in facilitating meetings among agency members and other public and private sector stakeholders.     
            
    On-Site Consulting
    Subject matter experts visit the requesting agency to collaborate with agency leaders and provide guidance on best practices and tailored solutions.

    Topics

    Active Threat Response
    Leadership
    Addressing Elder Abuse
    Management and Supervision
    Addressing Gangs
    Mass Demonstration Response
    Addressing Hate Crimes
    Mass Violence Response
    Addressing Human Trafficking
    Mentoring
    Addressing Interpersonal Violence
    Procedural Justice
    Agency and Officer Safety and Wellness
    Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention
    Community Engagement
    Report Writing
    Crime Analysis
    School Safety
    Crisis Intervention
    Shared Service Models
    De-escalation
    Strategic Partnerships
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
    Strategic Planning
    Drug-Related Crime
    Technology
    Duty to Intervene/Peer Intervention
    Traffic Safety
    Evidence-Based Policing
    Tribal Law Enforcement
    Focused Deterrence
    Unhoused Populations
    Gun Violence Reduction and Prevention
    Unmanned Aerial Systems
    Implicit Bias
    Violent Crime Reduction and Prevention
    Intelligence and Information Sharing
    Youth Engagement
    Interview and Interrogation
     
     
     
     

    FAQ

    Q. Who can request assistance?

    A. All requests must be received from the chief executive of a law enforcement agency or with expressed authorization from the chief executive of the law enforcement agency. Requesting agencies do not need to be a member of the IACP or any partnering organization to be considered for technical assistance services.

    Q. Are other services provided other than those already described?

    A. The CRI-TAC understands that each technical assistance request is unique and is open to exploring other services should specific needs arise. With that said, certain costs cannot be offered through the CRI-TAC project, such as personnel and equipment needs.

    Q. Does the CRI-TAC provide after-action or critical incident reviews?

    A. As a matter of standard practice, technical assistance requests involving matters where there are active state, local, or federal investigations pending, or that are the subject or potential subject of litigation, are unlikely to be approved. These may include but are not limited to requests for after-action assessments or critical incident reviews.

    Partnering Organizations

    This project was supported, in whole or in part, by cooperative agreement number 15JCOPS-22-GK-03334-CRIT awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) or contributor(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. References to specific individuals, agencies, companies, products, or services should not be considered an endorsement by the author(s) or the U.S. Department of Justice. Rather, the references are illustrations to supplement discussion of the issues.

     

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