Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche joined @RuthlessPodcast and discussed the massive fraud problem in our country and what this administration is doing to combat it.
MDT Summit Day 1 Session 1 – Page Ulrey
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
Making the Case: How Collaboration Among Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, and MDT Member Agencies Improves Prosecution:
There is some evidence that cases reviewed by an MDT have higher rates of referral for prosecution. That may be because MDTs are effective and efficient in ensuring better investigations and prosecutions of elder abuse crimes by bringing together many professionals to share their expertise, to share information, and to improve communication. Members of the MDT who attend to the needs of the victims play an important role in facilitating prosecutors’ ability to hold abusers accountable. This session will describe how MDTs benefit elder abuse prosecution, discuss best practice for collaborating with law enforcement through MDTs, and will showcase ways that MDTs have made elder abuse investigations more successful through case examples.
MDT Summit Day 1 Session 2 – Joy Ernst, PhD, LLMSW
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
A Shift in Perspective: The Relevance of Trauma-Informed Practices for MDTs:
Some behaviors exhibited by trauma survivors are misinterpreted by MDT members as lying, or somehow inconsistent with how they expect a victim to behave. Lack of understanding of how trauma affects a victim can help determine whether the case even goes forward and thereby becomes an access to justice issue. Recent work on the impact of trauma across the life course underscores the need to recognize trauma and incorporate trauma-informed practices into systems’ responses to elder abuse. In this session, attendees will learn the six principles of trauma-informed practices and the application of those principles to the MDT context, including a discussion of the benefits and challenges of adopting trauma-informed practices.
MDT Summit Day 2 Session 4 – Burnes and Kimball
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
Putting These Principles into Practice:
The RISE model is a victim service program designed to reduce harm, respect autonomy, restore relationships, and advance justice in a holistic and flexible way. RISE is an example of a program that has adopted all of the principles discussed over the past day and half. In this session, members of the RISE Collaborative will discuss the benefits to – and the struggles with – adopting these principles and how adoption of these principles has contributed to better outcomes for their clients, whether or not the case is prosecuted.
MDT Summit Day 2 Session 3 – Julia Martinez, PhD
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
MDT Program Evaluation:
Although randomized control trials are considered the gold standard in program evaluation, they may be less applicable to MDTs, which are complex learning systems and potentially in a continual state of adaptive change. This session will introduce attendees to knowledge generation strategies and procedures that are more applicable to the complex and dynamic nature of MDTs. This session will explore alternative program evaluation strategies that can help teams understand their impact and adjust their procedures, with the goal of enhancing justice for older adults.
2 4 MDT Program Evaluation
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
MDT Program Evaluation
Although randomized control trials are considered the gold standard in program evaluation, they may be less applicable to MDTs, which are complex learning systems and potentially in a continual state of adaptive change. This session will introduce attendees to knowledge generation strategies and procedures that are more applicable to the complex and dynamic nature of MDTs. This session will explore alternative program evaluation strategies that can help teams understand their impact and adjust their procedures, with the goal of enhancing justice for older adults.
18th Street Gang Takedown
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
🚨OPERATION DEAD HORSE: Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced the arrests of 12 members and associates of the 18th Street Gang – L.A.’s largest street gang – on charges alleging murder, extortion, and drug trafficking tied to the MacArthur Park Area.
“For far too long, 18th Street and other criminals have been allowed to turn one of the city’s most beautiful public spaces into a crime-infested pit. That ends today,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. “We are committed to eliminating violent organized crime and open-air drug markets from Los Angeles.”
Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/18th-street-gangsters-associates-arrested-indictments-alleging-murder-extortion-drug?fbclid=IwY2xjawQX40JleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFJa1JyMUR1UHc0bDhkY3Awc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuh9VT3tukB_HN1O3FZ-eDBO19HaX-npL1YxlYXOzajdd-g2AD99UOwg1WvM_aem__P99udR6fRzX2UEXTIA3IQ
“YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP.” – Attorney General Pam Bondi
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
“Today, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging 30 more people who took part in the attack on Cities Church in Minnesota.
At my direction, federal agents have already arrested 25 of them, with more to come throughout the day.
YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. If you do so, you cannot hide from us — we will find you, arrest you, and prosecute you.
This Department of Justice STANDS for Christians and all Americans of faith. 🇺🇸” – Attorney General Pam Bondi
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Response to the State of the Union
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
“We are prosecuting the guy, the monster, and we are seeking the death penalty. That’s the stark contrast between Donald Trump Republicans and the Democrats. They refused to even stand for that victim. It actually it was heartbreaking that Iryna’s mother had to experience that. That should be nonpartisan.” – Attorney General Pam Bondi
MAKING AMERICA SAFE
Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)
Under President Trump’s leadership, the Department of Justice has returned to its core mission of fighting violent crime and Making America Safe and we are just getting started. 🇺🇸