Benjamin McCarty

Benjamin McCarty, Esq.
Program Director, Project Safe Neighborhoods

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@CrimeVictimsOrg Criminal justice professionals, including police officers, prosecutors, victim advocates, case investigators, and other related professionals would substantially benefit from we have learned from our PSN strategies and our NTI workshop.
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@CrimeVictimsOrg ...county’s district attorney’s office, Maine Pretrial Services, and Through These Doors, which is a local domestic violence resource center that serves victims and survivors in Cumberland County, Maine. (2/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg A good example of a case study is the Cumberland County Violence Intervention Partnership, which is a community coordinated response in Maine that has seen many successes in reducing domestic violence. The program is a partnership between the... (1/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg ... form, which you must fill out in order to request TTA. If you want more information about what NCVC can offer in regards to victim services TTA, you can visit our portal at https://t.co/0nRgxHtIHd, which details many of the training outlines that we offer. (2/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg PSN teams can request TTA by going to https://t.co/CkaUINdEOm. From there, you can navigate to the request form by clicking on the “TTA Request Form” button at the top. This will bring you to the ... (1/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg ...and the other is the deputy director of Maine Pre-Trial Services. Our guests will discuss successful victim services initiatives and a case study of a successful community-coordinated response that can be used by audience members in their local jurisdictions. (2/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg Through our presentation at NTI, we would like the audience to gain an understanding of how victim services TTA can help in violent crime reduction strategies. We are going to moderate a panel with two guests, one will be from a PSN team ... (1/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg ...facilitating peer-to-peer and subject matter expert engagement, links to register for upcoming events, trainings, and webinars, up-to-date facts and statistics concerning violent crime reduction strategies, and a PSN district and regional directory. (2/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg Topical toolkits & training guides on topics such as victim/witness intimidation, domestic and/or sexual victimization, trauma and victimization, and many more, information on the specialized TTA we can provide, discussion boards ... (1/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg ...can have on an individual and their families, we believe that it will ultimately reduce violent crime and build community trust in the criminal justice system. (2/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg Law enforcement actors, including both police, prosecutors, and other criminal justice professionals, often lack an understanding of what victimization and trauma are. If these individuals have an understanding of the lifelong effects that violent crime ... (1/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg ...this makes it difficult for them to develop effective crime reduction strategies if they cannot assess where and the type of crime occurring in their jurisdiction. (2/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg Some common challenges sites experience include developing unique, evidence-based violent crime reduction strategies that accurately reflect the wide range of crimes in their jurisdiction. There is also a lack of available data for some rural sites and ... (1/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg ... PSN team to determine the team’s exact training needs such as specific training subjects, appropriate trainers, and length/location of trainings. (2/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg PSN teams that want to request TTA do so by going to https://t.co/CkaUINdEOm and submitting a request form. Once that is received, NCVC and the other two TTA providers review the request collectively and have several follow up conversations with the requesting ... (1/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg ....victim services TTA outlines and a victim services training and events calendar. (2/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg While the PSN team has many accomplishments since launching in 2001, since joining NCVC has been able to launch a Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Portal, which you can find at https://t.co/0nRgxHtIHd. This portal has many features, including a library of... (1/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg ... throughout the US, including NCVC, CNA, and Michigan State University. (2/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg PSN is a Department of Justice initiative that began in 2001 to reduce violent crime nationwide by utilizing evidence-based methods, and it consists of approximately 100 districts. PSN has three partners that provide training and technical assistance to sites ... (1/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg ...trauma-informed and victim-centered training and technical assistance to all PSN districts around the country. (2/2) #NTIchat

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@CrimeVictimsOrg PSN efforts have recently integrated victims’ and their families’ needs and experiences, which the National Center recognizes as essential to reducing violent crime. The National Center leads this effort by serving as a voice for victims and providing... (1/2) #NTIchat