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On July 13, 2022, the ICITAP-Ukraine mission provided an update on the impact of its host-nation staff, who are providing expert assistance and coordination for ICITAP Ukrainian staff have continued working in undisclosed locations throughout Ukraine since February 24, 2022.
On July 4, ICITAP-Croatia started its fourth one week-long “Financial Forensics” training as a part of the Partnership for Education regional law enforcement training program in 2022.
As part of our new Strategic Plan, we have just released the Department’s first-ever Learning Agenda. Over the coming months and years, the Learning Agenda will drive new investments in research, evaluation, data science, statistical analysis, and other forms of scientific evidence building. We will use the results of this work to make evidence-based, data-driven decisions affecting many of the Department’s highest-priority policies and programs, as envisioned by the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018.
As June comes to a close, OVW is reflecting on a month of celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Pride Month. It is an important time to reaffirm our continued support for the LGBTQI+ community. Also, it is an opportunity to reflect on LGBTQI+ rights, and how upholding those rights is a vital part of our commitment to justice and equality for all.
Federal law — including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Safe Streets Act of 1968 — prohibits recipients of federal funds from discriminating against any person on the basis of race, color or national origin. Each year, the Department of Justice provides billions of dollars in grant money and other financial assistance to state and local agencies involved in the justice system, including police departments and sheriffs' offices, correctional and juvenile justice institutions, state and local courts and organizations that provide support to victims of crime.
On June 6, the ICITAP-North Macedonia mission provided an update on its efforts to advance a community policing strategy in partnership with the National Police.
Every year on the last Monday in May, our country pauses to honor those servicemembers who have given the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom. The Memorial Day holiday—which first began as a commemoration of fallen Union soldiers who gave their lives to overthrow the tyranny of slavery—is an opportunity not only to honor these fallen heroes, but to also express our collective gratitude and appreciation for those servicemembers who work each day to safeguard our country. The Civil Rights Division (“Division”) houses the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative (“SVI”), which works to...