Law enforcement children worry about their parents because they understand being an officer is a dangerous job. The children will be affected and, in some cases, may exhibit secondary or vicarious trauma. This discussion explores ways parents can talk to their children about critical incidents and precautions to take to protect their mental health.

The FBI CJIS Policy is changing to meet modern challenges impacting public safety entities. Aided by the Advisory Policy Board (APB), which is comprised of public safety executives from across the United States, the CJIS Division of the FBI has worked to improve CJIS policy intended to help protect all criminal justice data. This podcast aims to provide the information needed for implementing the new policies. This podcast episode is the sixth of seven “Ask the Expert” episodes that will cover one of five CJIS policy primary “security control groups” and their key sub-topics from the first two series of revisions. This episode discusses system monitoring, software firmware and information integrity, and information management and retention.

The impact of mass violence is deep, affecting the victims, their families, the officers, and the community at large, and it takes time and support to heal. Police psychologist Dr. LaMaurice Gardner and police chaplain Charlie Scoma draw from their personal experience responding to mass violence events to share their roles in supporting officer healing both on scene and in the days and months following one of these tragedies. They discuss the difference between psychological and physical healing, how to encourage officers to use the support offered, and how officer healing is linked with community healing.  

The FBI CJIS Policy is changing to meet modern challenges impacting public safety entities. Aided by the Advisory Policy Board (APB), which is comprised of public safety executives from across the United States, the CJIS Division of the FBI has worked to improve CJIS policy intended to help protect all criminal justice data. This podcast aims to provide the information needed for implementing the new policies. This podcast episode is the fifth of at least seven “Ask the Expert” episodes that will cover one of five CJIS policy primary “security control groups” and their key sub-topics from the first two series of revisions. This episode discusses systems and information integrity, covering flaw remediation, automated flaw remediation status, and malicious code protection. 

The FBI CJIS Policy is changing to meet modern challenges impacting public safety entities. Aided by the Advisory Policy Board (APB), which is comprised of public safety executives from across the United States, the CJIS Division of the FBI has worked to improve CJIS policy intended to help protect all criminal justice data. This podcast aims to provide the information needed for implementing the new policies. This podcast episode is the fourth of now at least seven “Ask the Expert” episodes that will cover one of five CJIS policy primary “security control groups” and their key sub-topics from the first two series of revisions. This episode continues the CJIS policy discussion while focusing on media protection and systems and service acquisition.