Discussion on how the group raises awareness about the connection between cruelty to animals and other kinds of violent and delinquent behavior.

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Using the handle @AMBERAlert, the new account will help the abducted children alerts reach Twitter users in the United States.

OJJDP regularly holds listening sessions on current trends and issues in the juvenile justice field. The following reports are available.

• Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents
• Family Engagement
• Law Enforcement
• National Girls Institute

Through government action as well as partnerships with allied professionals and concerned citizens, the Plan outlines goals, with objectives and associated action items for victim service improvements that can be achieved during the next 5 years.

• Report: Coordination, Collaboration, Capacity: Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States, 2013-2017

• Acting Director Greg Ridgeway shares interest in receiving proposals related to criminal courts (NIJ)
• Administrator Listenbee addresses tribal children’s exposure to violence (OJJDP)

• Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections (BJA)
  Application deadline: March 12, 2014
• Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (OJP)
  Application deadline: March 24, 2014
• Smart Supervision: Reducing Prison Populations, Saving Money, and Creating Safer Communities (BJA)
  Application deadline: April 7, 2014
• Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (BJA)
  Application deadline: April 14, 2014

• News@aGlance spotlights the National Mentoring Summit (OJJDP)
• Justice Today newsletter highlights BJA funded correctional education research (BJA)
• TECHBeat features "Below 100," a safety training to reduce officer deaths (NIJ)
• VALOR provides preliminary 2013 research on law enforcement officer deaths (BJA)