Stalking Awareness Month (January 2009) provides an opportunity to learn about this serious and often violent crime. Each year, more than 1 million women and nearly 400,000 men in the United States are victims of stalking. For more information, visit the OVW Web site. (OVW)

OJJDP announces the Missing Children's Day Poster Contest, which is designed to raise awareness about child safety and the prevention of child abduction. Students are encouraged to create posters that reflect the 2009 theme, "Bring Our Missing Children Home." (OJJDP)

OVC sponsors the annual National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) and is currently developing a list of professionals who are interested in receiving NCVRW materials. Sign up now to receive a free copy of the NCVRW Resource Guide and poster. Both will be mailed in early 2009. (OVC)

Application deadline: January 20, 2009
OVC will award a cooperative agreement of up to $200,000 through its Intensive Case Management for Family Members of Homicide Victims in Rural Areas program. This demonstration project will provide funding to identify, institutionalize, and replicate promising service interventions. Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations and public agencies. (OVC)

Application deadline: January 12, 2009
OVC is seeking applications from nonprofit organizations and public agencies to develop the 2010 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Resource Guide. One grant of $225,000 will be awarded. The Guide will be used by the victims' field to heighten public awareness of crime victim issues. (OVC)

Application deadline: January 26, 2009
NIJ is seeking applications for the Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery solicitation. This grant will provide funds to research, develop, and demonstrate emerging digital evidence recovery technology solutions for law enforcement agencies. Specific areas of interest include cell phone forensics tools, digital evidence forensic examination tools, and computer crime investigative tools. (NIJ)

Application deadline: January 21, 2009
OVC is seeking applicants for the Action Partnerships for National Membership, Professional and Community Service Organizations solicitation. Up to five cooperative agreements of $100,000 each will be awarded to conduct a national scope project to promote awareness of and advocacy for crime victims' rights and needs. (OVC)

Application deadline: January 22, 2009
OVC is offering $350,000 for funding grants to provide Public Awareness and Outreach for Victims in Underserved Communities. Five grants of up to $75,000 each will be awarded to raise awareness among underserved populations regarding victims' rights and available resources for crime victims in the local community. (OVC)

Application deadline: January 26, 2009
NIJ is requesting applications for the Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program. Training providers and other relevant entities are invited to submit proposals to develop and/or deliver knowledge-based forensic science curricula at the state and/or local level to train forensic scientists and to inform other criminal justice practitioners and policymakers. (NIJ)

"Prisoners in 2007" (NCJ 224280, 12 pp.) presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on December 31, 2007, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. (BJS)

"Criminal Victimization, 2007" (NCJ 224390, 12 pp.) presents estimates of rates and levels of personal and property victimization for 2007 and describes the substantial fluctuations in the survey measures of the crime rates from 2005 through 2007. (BJS)

"Reentry Partnerships: A Guide for States & Faith-Based and Community Organizations" (NCJ 224916, 66 pp.) provides recommendations on how state government officials and community-based service providers can help individuals released from prisons and jails each year to successfully rejoin their communities and families. (BJA)

"Making the Drug Problem Smaller, 2001-2008" (NCJ 225184, 14 pp.) is an online publication that identifies ways to reduce drug demand and usage and increase prevention and education programs. This report includes topics such as raising awareness of drug risks, student drug testing, involving the community, and improving drug treatment strategies. (ONDCP)

NIC has launched the Green Corrections blog to provide the corrections field with up-to-date information on developing and practicing environmentally friendly business practices. Green Corrections will increase environmental awareness in existing facilities and when planning and constructing new facilities, and will investigate green-collar job readiness programs and strategies. (NIC)

For the latest information on juvenile justice issues and resources, subscribe to OJJDP's listserv JUVJUST and its online newsletter "OJJDP News @ a Glance." (OJJDP)

"Probation and Parole in the United States, 2007 - Statistical Tables" (NCJ 224707, 10 pp.) provides state-level probation and parole supervision rates and entries and exits during the year. (BJS)

Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts includes national and state-by-state estimates of government expenditures and employment for the following justice categories: police protection, all judicial (including prosecution, courts, and public defense), and corrections. (BJS)

Deadline: January 30, 2009
NIJ is seeking proposals for presentations and workshops for its Crime Mapping Research Conference, to 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. Papers submitted for the originally scheduled conference (March 2008) will be considered. (NIJ)

Application deadline: April 1, 2009
In 2009, NIC will offer Blended Correctional Leadership Development training sessions. The sessions, intended for senior-level leaders, will consist of two 32-hour, onsite sessions; participants also must complete online instruments and e-courses work. Priority consideration will be given to organizations that have participated in NIC's Management Development for the Future series. (NIC)

The first training workshop, The Ultimate Trainer, will be held February 10-12, 2009, in Denver, Colorado. Sign up to receive the 2009 Training Schedule and all updates once they are announced. (OVC)

Application deadline: January 30, 2009
Apply now for the National Victim Assistance Academy, to be held March 1-6, 2009, in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, area. Continuing Education Units will be awarded to all participants who complete the Foundation-Level Training, Professional Skill-Building Institute, or Leadership Institute and pre-Academy assignments. (OVC)

The NIJ Conference 2009 will be held June 15-17, 2009, in Arlington, Virginia. For more than a decade, NIJ's annual conference has brought together criminal justice scholars, policymakers, and practitioners at the local, state, and federal levels to share the most recent findings from research and technology. (NIJ)