1. Bureau of Justice Assistance Training & Technical Assistance Resources NGA Executive Policy Forum Santa Fe, NM May 2-3, 2005

2. What is Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA)?  Provision or application of any strategy to provide the criminal justice community with practical or specialized knowledge to assist:  Identification of problems  Resolution of issues  Establishment or enhancement of programs or activities

3. How is T&TA Administered  On-Site Technical Assistance (T.A.)  Off-Site T.A. (phone, email, Internet, distance learning, etc.)  Peer-to-Peer information exchange and mentoring (individual, group, etc.)  Publication drafting and dissemination  Information Sharing  Conferences, Workshops and Training Events  Curriculum Development

4. What Types of T.A. are There?  Problem Assessment  Strategic Planning and Strategy Development  Program Sustainability  Cutting-Edge Practices identification and documentation  Evidence-based Practices identification and development  Team Building and collaboration  Community Partnership development  Staff development

5. What T&TA is Available through BJA?  Menu of Services on BJA Web Site (www.ojp.gov/bja)www.ojp.gov/bja  Compliance  Corrections and Community Corrections  Courts and Adjudications  Crime Prevention  CyberCrime Investigation and Forensics  Drug Courts  Gang Reduction  Information Technology  Law Enforcement  Offender Reentry  Prosecution/Community Prosecution  Sex Offender Management  Strategic Planning/Project Development  Substance Abuse and Mental Health: Courts and Offender Management  Task Force Activities  Terrorism Awareness, Prevention, and Response  Tribal Justice  Telemarketing Fraud

6. How Does Your Organization Request T&TA?  T&TA Form (Word or Word Perfect) outlining basic information about your agency, organization, or jurisdiction and the nature of your request:  Email to BJA T&TA Coordinator at BJATrainingTA@usdoj.gov BJATrainingTA@usdoj.gov  BJA Grantees coordinate through State Policy Advisor

7. Other Resources and Tools Available  Pre-RFP Toolkit (IJIS Institute and JISP)  Sharing Justice Information: A Capability Self Assessment Toolkit (CTG, Albany, NY)  Applying Security Practices to Justice Information Sharing (OJP I.T. Web Site – Global)  Government Information Sharing: Calls to Action – Perspectives (NASCIO)  Enterprise Architecture Video Library (NASCIO)  Enterprise Architecture Development Toolkit (NASCIO)  Information Privacy: A Spotlight on Key Issues (NASCIO)

8. Other Resources and Tools Available  Monograph and Report: eGrants Management Systems in State C.J. Administering Agencies  Justice Information Exchange Model (JIEM) (SEARCH)  Global Justice XML Data Model/Data Dictionary  Justice Standards Clearinghouse for Information Sharing  National Court Case Management Functional Standards  Probation and Parole System Functional Standards  CAD System Functional Standards

9. Other Resources and Tools Available  Performance Measurement Tools for Justice IT Projects (UNO Center for Society, Law and Justice)  Privacy Primer (OJP)  Privacy Policy for Executives (Global Privacy Working Group)  Privacy Policy Processes Workbook (Under Development by Global Privacy Work Group)  Privacy Policy Model and Templates (Under Development by Justice Management Institute)  Various SEARCH White Papers on Development of Information Sharing and Integrated C.J. Systems