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May is Jewish American Heritage Month, a celebration of the contributions of Jewish Americans to the great tapestry of American history. The threads for Jews and Black Americans in that tapestry are interwoven in essential ways. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told the American Jewish Congress in 1958:
On May 28, the ICITAP mission in Tirana joined the Albanian Security Academy Rector and Dean of the Crime Faculty School in the certification ceremony of 21 Albanian State Police (ASP) Officers, who successfully completed the Crime Investigation Course (CIC), basic level.
From May 20 to 24, ICITAP provided in-depth training to twenty-two members of the Belize Police Department – Special Services Branch, the Belize Coast Guard, Belize Customs and Excise Department and the Belize Defense Force.
On May 14 and 15, in Mexico City, Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT), with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Assistance (INL) and the Mexican Attorney General’s office (FGR), through the Specialized Office for International Affairs (FEAIN), directed by Licenciado Miguel Angel Méndez Buenos Aires,held the third in a series of workshops with prosecutors from FGR.
On May 15, the ICITAP-supported University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies (UCIPS) officially became a member of the INTERPOL Global Academy Network following an MOU signing ceremony between the UCIPS Rector and the INTERPOL Secretary General.
The White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR), staffed and directed by the Office for Access to Justice (ATJ), has been busy this year, driving forward the collaboration of 28 federal agencies towards advancing access to justice. LAIR is mandated to “improve coordination among Federal programs, so that programs are more efficient and produce better outcomes,” including expanded access to legal services. Part of that mission entails marshalling and expanding access to the resources across federal government that can fund legal help. In line with these goals, LAIR published a first-of...
Courtesy of:
LAIR Executive Director Allie Yang-Green, Todd Venook and Justin Brooks
During the week of May 6- 10, ICITAP, with funding and support from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), provided training titled Interpretation of Information in Criminal Analysis to 19 analysts from the Colombian National Police (CNP) and the Attorney General's Office (AGO).
In April, we marked the 23rd annual observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. This year’s theme, “Building Connected Communities,” recognizes that the best way to prevent sexual assault and support survivors is by working together to create strong, connected communities that are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of everyone.
From April 28 and May 2, 2024, ICITAP facilitated the attendance of forensic experts from Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize at the 51st American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) symposium in Birmingham, AL.
On April 30, 2024, assessors from North Macedonia National Institute for Accreditation conducted the annual assessment of the MOI Forensic lab and presented the lab with ISO reaccreditation.