U.S. Department
of Justice
Training Programs
CRS provides training programs to improve local capacity to address conflicts, deescalate tensions, and prevent disputes. Our training programs provide representatives from government, faith organizations, law enforcement, civil rights groups, and other community organizations with knowledge and skills that increase understanding and improve collaboration between diverse stakeholders.
Reducing Risk During Public Events: Contingency Planning provides best practices and tools to help law enforcement, government officials, event organizers, and community volunteers plan safe demonstrations, rallies, or other public events.
This training program prepares Event Marshals with best practices and key information they need to know to perform their marshaling duties successfully and help maintain public safety during community events.
This program is designed to familiarize community members with customs and cultural aspects of the Jewish community, including their beliefs, identity, practices, and civil rights-related issues that impact the community.
This program is designed to familiarize community members with customs and cultural aspects of the Arab American community, including their beliefs, practices, and civil rights-related issues that impact the community.
This program is designed to familiarize community members with customs and cultural aspects of the Hindu community, including their beliefs, identity, practices, and civil rights-related issues that impact the community.
These training programs are designed to increase community awareness and build relationships between law enforcement, government officials, and Muslim and Sikh American communities.
The Facilitating Meetings Around Community Conflict (FMACC) program is designed to educate community leaders in the fundamentals of facilitating meetings where community tension requires difficult conversations.