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SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop http://s.iir.com/SAFLEO_TTT_040325_Hybrid 2025 4 3

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop:

April 03, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Online

Presenting Evidence in Child Forensic Interviews https://ncjtc.fvtc.edu/trainings/TR00314763/TRI2547196/presenting-evidence-in-child-forensic-interviews-2 2025 4 8

Presenting Evidence in Child Forensic Interviews:

April 08, 2025 - April 09, 2025 - April 9, 2025, online

From Our PSP Sites

Knoxville Police TN on X: "We greatly enjoyed the opportunity to learn from retired Boston Police Department Chief Daniel Linskey today. Chief Linskey delivered an in-depth presentation about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, the lessons learned and leading through crisis."

New Resources

Trends and Patterns in Firearm Violence, 1993-2023

Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2022

National Resource and Technical Assistance Center for Improving Law Enforcement Investigations

National Case Closed Project: Guidance on the Application of Digital Evidence in Shooting Investigations

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SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop http://s.iir.com/SAFLEO_TTT_040325_Hybrid 2025 4 3

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop:

April 03, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Online

Presenting Evidence in Child Forensic Interviews https://ncjtc.fvtc.edu/trainings/TR00314763/TRI2547196/presenting-evidence-in-child-forensic-interviews-2 2025 4 8

Presenting Evidence in Child Forensic Interviews:

April 08, 2025 - April 09, 2025 - April 9, 2025, online

SAFLEO Line Officer Training https://safleo.org/Training/Event/April-8-2025 2025 4 8

SAFLEO Line Officer Training:

April 08, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Lake George, New York

National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety Program Executive Session http://leoroadwaysafety.org/LAES040825 2025 4 8

National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety Program Executive Session:

April 08, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

SAFLEO Executive Forum https://safleo.org/Training/Event/April-8-2025-CT 2025 4 8

SAFLEO Executive Forum:

April 08, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Uncasville, Connecticut

VALOR Survive & Thrive Executive Leadership Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/April-8-2025--Virtual 2025 4 8

VALOR Survive & Thrive Executive Leadership Workshop:

April 08, 2025 - April 08, 2028
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., ET. Online

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Training https://safleo.org/Training/Event/April-9-2025-CT 2025 4 9

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Training:

April 09, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Uncasville, Connecticut

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop https://safleo.org/Training/Event/04-09-10-2025#day1 2025 4 9

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop:

April 09, 2025 - April 10, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Lake George, New York

Reversing the Trend: Strategic Improvements in Non-Fatal Shooting Investigations https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/reversing-the-trend-strategic-improvements-in-non-fatal-shooting-investigations/?source=jchemail 2025 4 10

Reversing the Trend: Strategic Improvements in Non-Fatal Shooting Investigations:

April 10, 2025
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., ET. Online

Valor Survive and Thrive Training https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/April-15-16-2025-Coatesville-PA 2025 4 15

Valor Survive and Thrive Training:

April 15, 2025 - April 16, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. - April 16, 2025 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania

SAFLEO Executive Forum 2025 4 16

SAFLEO Executive Forum:

April 16, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Opelika, Alabama

National Case Closed Project Supporting Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agencies in Fatal and Nonfatal Shooting Investigation Webinar https://rtiorg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BLPP6cAuSKK_q84XDoo-uQ#/registration 2025 4 16

National Case Closed Project Supporting Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agencies in Fatal and Nonfatal Shooting Investigation Webinar:

April 16, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., ET. Online

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Training http://s.iir.com/041725AL 2025 4 17

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Training:

April 17, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Opelika, Alabama

VALOR Survive & Thrive Train-the-Trainer Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/April-17-2025-Coatesville-PA 2025 4 17

VALOR Survive & Thrive Train-the-Trainer Workshop:

April 17, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Coatesville, Pennsylvania

VALOR Survive & Thrive Mid-Level Leadership Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/April-17-2025--Virtual 2025 4 17

VALOR Survive & Thrive Mid-Level Leadership Workshop:

April 17, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., ET. Online

VALOR Survive & Thrive: Fundamentals Virtual Training Course https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/April-24-May-22-2025--Hybrid 2025 4 24

VALOR Survive & Thrive: Fundamentals Virtual Training Course:

April 24, 2025 - May 22, 2025 Online, self-paced, roundtable 5/22 from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

SAFLEO Executive Leadership Virtual Training http://s.iir.com/SAFLEO_ELT_042425_Hybrid 2025 4 24

SAFLEO Executive Leadership Virtual Training:

April 24, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Online

The Cartel Guy and the Street Narc: What Criminal Justice Professionals Need to Know about Cartels, Drugs and More https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/the-cartel-guy-and-the-street-cop-what-criminal-justice-professionals-need-to-know-about-cartels-drugs-and-more/?source=cal 2025 4 24

The Cartel Guy and the Street Narc: What Criminal Justice Professionals Need to Know about Cartels, Drugs and More:

April 24, 2025
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., ET. Online

SAFLEO Executive Forum https://www.safleo.org/Training/Event/April-29-2025-Forsyth-GA 2025 4 29

SAFLEO Executive Forum:

April 29, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Forsyth, Georgia

Valor Survive and Thrive Executive Leadership Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/April-29-2025-Lake-George-NY 2025 4 29

Valor Survive and Thrive Executive Leadership Workshop:

April 29, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Lake George, New York

SAFLEO Line Officer Training https://safleo.org/Training/Event/April-29-2025-CT 2025 4 29

SAFLEO Line Officer Training:

April 29, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Uncasville, Connecticut

SHIFT Wellness Psycho Educational Program https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shift-wellness-psycho-educational-program-cheyenne-wy-tickets-1225124724029?aff=oddtdtcreator 2025 4 30

SHIFT Wellness Psycho Educational Program:

April 30, 2025
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., ET. Cheyenne, Wyoming

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Training http://s.iir.com/SAFLEO_LS_043025GA 2025 4 30

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Training:

April 30, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Forsyth, Georgia

VALOR Safer Together Frontline Officer Workshop http://s.iir.com/VALORST_FOW_043025 2025 4 30

VALOR Safer Together Frontline Officer Workshop:

April 30, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Creve Coeur, Missouri

VALOR Survive & Thrive Mid-Level Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/April-30-2025-Lake-George-NY 2025 4 30

VALOR Survive & Thrive Mid-Level Workshop:

April 30, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Lake George, NY

Partner Webinar: Digital Data, “The Silent Witness”: Using Digital Evidence to Advance Investigations https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/partner-webinar-digital-data-the-silent-witness-using-digital-evidence-to-advance-investigations/?source=cal 2025 4 30

Partner Webinar: Digital Data, “The Silent Witness”: Using Digital Evidence to Advance Investigations:

April 30, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., ET. Online

VALOR Survive & Thrive Executive Leadership Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/June-3-2025-Forsyth-GA 2025 5 3

VALOR Survive & Thrive Executive Leadership Workshop:

May 03, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Forsythe, Georgia

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Virtual Training http://s.iir.com/SAFLEO_LS_050625_Virt 2025 5 6

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Virtual Training:

May 06, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., ET. Online

VALOR Survive and Thrive Train-the-Trainer https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/May-8-2025-Pearland-TX 2025 5 8

VALOR Survive and Thrive Train-the-Trainer:

May 08, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Pearland, Texas

SAFLEO Executive Forum https://safleo.org/Training/Event/May-13-2025-NJ 2025 5 13

SAFLEO Executive Forum:

May 13, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Wayne, New Jersey

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Training https://safleo.org/Training/Event/May-14-2025-NJ 2025 5 14

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Training:

May 14, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Wayne, New Jersey

SHIFT Wellness Psycho Educational Program https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shift-wellness-psycho-educational-program-little-rock-ar-tickets-1256789965619?aff=oddtdtcreator 2025 5 20

SHIFT Wellness Psycho Educational Program:

May 20, 2025
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., ET. Little Rock, Arkansas

SAFLEO Line Officer Training https://safleo.org/Training/Event/may-20-2025- 2025 5 20

SAFLEO Line Officer Training:

May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Opelika, Alabama

SAFLEO Line Officer Training https://safleo.org/Training/Event/May-20-2025-Forsyth-GA 2025 5 20

SAFLEO Line Officer Training:

May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Forsyth, Georgia

SAFLEO Line Officer Training https://www.safleo.org/Training/Event/May-20-2025-Forsyth-GA 2025 5 20

SAFLEO Line Officer Training:

May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Forsyth, Georgia

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop http://s.iir.com/052125AL 2025 5 21

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop:

May 21, 2025 - May 22, 2025
1:35 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Opelika, Alabama

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop http://s.iir.com/SAFLEO_TTT_052125GA 2025 5 21

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop:

May 21, 2025 - May 22, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Forsyth, Georgia

Victim Services Unit Supervision Considerations and Strategies https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/victim-services-unit-supervision-considerations-and-strategies/?source=cal 2025 5 22

Victim Services Unit Supervision Considerations and Strategies:

May 22, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., ET. Online

Safer Together Virtual Executive Briefing https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/May-22-2025--Virtual 2025 5 22

Safer Together Virtual Executive Briefing:

May 22, 2025
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., ET. Online

And We’re Live: Executive Level Media Coaching for Law Enforcement Leaders https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/and-were-live-executive-level-media-coaching-for-law-enforcement-leaders/?source=cal 2025 5 27

And We’re Live: Executive Level Media Coaching for Law Enforcement Leaders:

May 27, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., ET. Online

SAFLEO Line Officer Training https://safleo.org/Training/Event/June-03-2025-TN 2025 6 3

SAFLEO Line Officer Training:

June 03, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Knoxville, Tennessee

SAFLEO Executive Forum https://safleo.org/Training/Event/June-3-2025-TX 2025 6 3

SAFLEO Executive Forum:

June 03, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Pearland, Texas

VALOR Survive & Thrive Training https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/June-3-4-2025-Lake-George-NY 2025 6 3

VALOR Survive & Thrive Training:

June 03, 2025 - June 04, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Lake George, New York

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop https://www.safleo.org/Training/Event/June-04-05-2025-TN#day1 2025 6 4

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop:

June 04, 2025 - June 05, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Knoxville, Tennessee

VALOR Survive & Thrive Mid-Level Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/June-4-2025-Forsyth-GA 2025 6 4

VALOR Survive & Thrive Mid-Level Workshop:

June 04, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Forsyth, Georgia

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop https://safleo.org/Training/Event/June-04-05-2025-TN#day1 2025 6 4

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop:

June 04, 2025 - June 05, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Knoxville, Tennessee

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Training https://safleo.org/Training/Event/June-4-2025-TX 2025 6 4

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Training:

June 04, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Pearland, Texas

VALOR Survive & Thrive Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/June-5-2025-Lake-George-NY 2025 6 5

VALOR Survive & Thrive Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop:

June 05, 2025
8:00 a.m., ET. Lake George, NY

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop https://safleo.org/Training/Event/June-5-2025 2025 6 5

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop:

June 05, 2025
10:00 a.m., ET. Online

Leadership in Law Enforcement: Unlocking the Power of Transactional vs Transformational Styles https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/leadership-in-law-enforcement-unlocking-the-power-of-transactional-vs-transformational-styles/?source=cal 2025 6 9

Leadership in Law Enforcement: Unlocking the Power of Transactional vs Transformational Styles:

June 09, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., ET. Online

SAFLEO Executive Virtual Forum https://safleo.org/Training/Event/June-12-2025 2025 6 12

SAFLEO Executive Virtual Forum:

June 12, 2025
10:00 a.m., ET. Online

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop https://safleo.org/Training/Event/June-18-19-25-NJ#day1 2025 6 18

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop:

June 18, 2025 - June 19, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Wayne, New Jersey

VALOR Executive Leadership Workshop http://s.iir.com/VALOR_ELW_062425 2025 6 24

VALOR Executive Leadership Workshop:

June 24, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Uncasville, Connecticut

VALOR Mid-Level Leadership Workshop http://s.iir.com/VALOR_MLW_062525 2025 6 25

VALOR Mid-Level Leadership Workshop:

June 25, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Uncasville, Connecticut

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Virtual Training https://safleo.org/Training/Event/June-26-2025 2025 6 26

SAFLEO Leadership and Supervision Virtual Training:

June 26, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., ET. Online

Developing Policies for Effective Response to Victims and Co-Victims https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/developing-policies-for-effective-response-to-victims-and-co-victims/?source=cal 2025 6 26

Developing Policies for Effective Response to Victims and Co-Victims:

June 26, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., ET. Online

VALOR Survive & Thrive Training https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/July-8-9-2025-Forsyth-GA 2025 7 8

VALOR Survive & Thrive Training:

July 08, 2025 - July 09, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Forsyth, Georgia

SAFLEO Line Officer Training https://safleo.org/Training/Event/July-8-2025 2025 7 8

SAFLEO Line Officer Training:

July 08, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Pearland, Texas

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop https://safleo.org/Training/Event/July-9-10-2025-TX#day1 2025 7 9

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Workshop:

July 09, 2025 - July 10, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Pearland, Texas

VALOR Survive and Thrive Executive Leadership Virtual Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/July-15-2025--Virtual 2025 7 15

VALOR Survive and Thrive Executive Leadership Virtual Workshop:

July 15, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., ET. Online

SAFLEO Line Officer Virtual Training https://safleo.org/Training/Event/July-17-2025 2025 7 17

SAFLEO Line Officer Virtual Training:

July 17, 2025 - July 27, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., ET. Online

VALOR Survive & Thrive: Fundamentals Virtual Training Course https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/July-22-August-19-2025--Hybrid 2025 7 22

VALOR Survive & Thrive: Fundamentals Virtual Training Course:

July 22, 2025 - August 19, 2025 online, self-paced, rountable 8/19 from 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop https://safleo.org/Training/Event/July-24-2025 2025 7 24

SAFLEO Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop:

July 24, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Online

VALOR Survive & Thrive http://s.iir.com/VALOR_TTT_073125 2025 7 29

VALOR Survive & Thrive:

July 29, 2025 - July 30, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Uncasville, Connecticut

Investigating Human Trafficking https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/investigating-human-trafficking/?source=cal 2025 7 29

Investigating Human Trafficking:

July 29, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., ET. Online

VALOR Train-the-Trainer Workshop http://s.iir.com/VALOR_TTT_073125 2025 7 31

VALOR Train-the-Trainer Workshop:

July 31, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., ET. Uncasville, Connecticut

VALOR Survive & Thrive Mid-Level Leadership Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/July-31-2025--Virtual 2025 7 31

VALOR Survive & Thrive Mid-Level Leadership Workshop:

July 31, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., ET. Online

Safer Together Virtual Executive Primer https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/August-5-2025--Virtual 2025 8 5

Safer Together Virtual Executive Primer:

August 05, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET. Online

VALOR Survive and Thrive Executive Leadership Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/October-7-2025--Virtual 2025 10 7

VALOR Survive and Thrive Executive Leadership Workshop:

October 07, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., ET. Online

VALOR Survive & Thrive https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/October-16-November-13-2025--Hybrid 2025 10 16

VALOR Survive & Thrive:

October 16, 2025 - November 13, 2025 Online Self-Paced Start Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025 Live Roundtable Event: Thursday, November 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ET

VALOR Survive & Thrive: Fundamentals Virtual Training Course https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/October-16-November-13-2025--Hybrid 2025 10 16

VALOR Survive & Thrive: Fundamentals Virtual Training Course:

October 16, 2025 - November 13, 2025 online, self-paced, roundtable 11/13 from 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

VALOR Survive & Thrive Mid-Level Leadership Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/October-30-2025--Virtual 2025 10 30

VALOR Survive & Thrive Mid-Level Leadership Workshop:

October 30, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., ET. online

Safer Together Virtual Executive Briefing https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/November-4-2025--Virtual 2025 11 4

Safer Together Virtual Executive Briefing:

November 04, 2025
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., ET. Online

VALOR Survive & Thrive Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop https://www.valorforblue.org/VALOR-Training/VALOR-Training-Events/November-20-December-11-2025--Hybrid 2025 11 20

VALOR Survive & Thrive Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop:

November 20, 2025 - December 11, 2025 online, self-paced, roundtable 12/11 from 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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