Aviation Units in Large Law Enforcement Agencies, 2007
This Bureau of Justice Statistics report examines the specialized airborne police units that operate fixed-wing planes or helicopters in large state and local law enforcement agencies. (NCJ 226672)

Agency Abstract with links to full report.

Funding Supports Human Trafficking Victims
The Office for Victims of Crime's Services for Victims of Human Trafficking solicitation will assist precertified victims of human trafficking in specific geographic areas. This cooperative agreement offers up to $300,000 to states; Indian tribes; units of local government; tribal governments; and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. Grantees must work in coordination with an existing anti-human trafficking law enforcement task force. Applications must be submitted by July 16, 2009.

Responding to Trafficking Victims Who Are Minors
Through the Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking solicitation, the Office for Victims of Crime will award two cooperative agreements of up to $800,000 to eligible applicants. This demonstration project will identify promising practices for delivering services to domestic minors who have been subjected to sex or labor trafficking. Applications must be submitted by July 16, 2009.

Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables: State and local law enforcement arrest-related deaths, 2003-2006
The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released new data on deaths in custody. These tables present detailed data from the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program, a series of individual-level data collections on arrest-related deaths involving state and local law enforcement agencies.

View Crime Mapping Conference Agenda
The full conference agenda for the 10th Crime Mapping Research Conference is now available. It will be held August 19-22, 2009, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Conference sessions will highlight geographic principles in research, geographic applications in practice, and solutions for crime and public safety problems.

Nominations Open for Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor (MOV)
The nomination period for the 2008-2009 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor is May 29, 2009 through July 31, 2009. The MOV is the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer for demonstrating exceptional courage, extraordinary decisiveness and presence of mind, and unusual swiftness of action above and beyond the call of duty. Visit the MOV Web site for nomination information.

National Victim Assistance Academy Registration Deadline Extended
The Office for Victims of Crime has extended the application deadline for the National Victim Assistance Academy to July 13, 2009. This event will be held August 2-7, 2009, in Louisville, Kentucky. Continuing Education Units will be awarded to participants who complete all requirements of the Foundation-Level Training, Professional Skill-Building Institute, or Leadership Institute.

Submit Crime Victims' Service Awards Nominations Online
The Office for Victims of Crime is accepting nominations for the 2010 National Crime Victims' Service Awards via the online nomination form. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding service in supporting victims and victim services. The deadline to submit nominations online is September 30, 2009. National Crime Victims' Rights Week will be observed April 18-24, 2010.