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This brief document highlights how a coordinated response to firearm removal can increase the efficiency of a jurisdiction’s surrender procedures. El Paso’s efforts resulted in a guide of multidisciplinary protocols of firearm surrender that may be adapted to meet the removal goals of many jurisdictions.

This library compiles resources for promoting safer families and safer communities. Included are webinars, legal and policy analyses, promising practices and policies, research, and more helpful tools for law enforcement officers and community members.

This webinar provides a detailed description of engaging in a best practice assessment of the civil protection order system. Considerations for jurisdictions interested in conducting assessments, as well as the technical assistance provided by the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (NCPOFFC) are discussed.

In this webinar, detective Carrie Hull and Susan Moen share how the “You Have Options” program is reducing barriers to reporting sexual assault. “You Have Options” is the result of over two years working in collaboration with victims, victim advocates, and other community partners to identify ways law enforcement can increase sexual assault reporting to ultimately have a better chance at holding offenders accountable.

Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) provide an organized and community-based response to sexual assault, bringing together a collection of stakeholders including rape victim advocates, medical/forensic examiners, law enforcement, and prosecutors. To understand how an effective SART works, NIJ-funded researchers studied the structure and operations of SARTS across the United States. Findings are featured in this article.

This webinar discusses the Detroit Sexual Assault Kit Action Research Project, which was formed to study the underlying reasons why police were not submitting rape kits for testing, and to develop evidence-based testing plans.

This webinar from the Battered Women's Justice Project introduces advocates to the evolution of campus-based responses to sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence in the past decade. 

This resource presents the results of a survey regarding officer perceptions and agency response to sexual assault given to a group of campus police officers in Texas. It also provides insight regarding how sexual assault is perceived and handled by campus law enforcement agencies.

The purpose of the Blueprint for Campus Police: Responding to Sexual Assault is to fill gaps in current research and identify best practices in campus police response to sexual assault. This resource is intended to serve as a guide or toolkit for police at all levels (chief executives, investigation, and patrol) in response to sexual assault crimes with the implementation of victim-centered and trauma-informed approaches.

This webinar presents findings from a national study of domestic violence and provides information on the incident reporting, police and advocate responses in various contexts. The presenter reviews best practices for arrest, victim/perpetrator separation and safety planning.