Jones Named Interim Director of Criminal Justice Institute

LITTLE ROCK (Sept. 24, 2025) — University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria today named Kimberly Hendricks

Solve Cold Cases with Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG)

Cold cases don’t have to stay cold. With Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG), law enforcement agencies now have

NEW CLASS! Failures in Criminal Investigation

Mistakes in casework don’t just impact investigators — they can cost victims justice and compromise public trust in

Now Accepting Nominations for SLES

The Criminal Justice Institute is proud to offer Arkansas’s premier leadership program for law enforcement supervisors—the School of

NEW CLASS! Advanced Latent Print Processing

We’re excited to announce a brand-new course designed specifically for Arkansas law enforcement officers and crime scene professionals—Advanced

2025 Drug Recognition Expert Conference Coming to North Little Rock

CJI is hosting the 2025 Drug Recognition Expert Conference on August 28-29 at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in

NEW CLASS! Overdose Death Investigations

Overdose Death Investigations is a NEW 14-hour training that is coming June 26-27 to the Criminal Justice Institute

StreetCOP Tactics™: Crime Fighting Strategies for Patrol and Plainclothes Officers

Ready to sharpen your instincts, improve your street-level effectiveness, and enhance officer safety? Join us June 25-26 at

Uncommon Leadership

The law enforcement profession today faces a myriad of challenges never before seen in modern history.  To meet

Emotional Survival: Law Enforcement Growing Pains

Today’s police officers live in a perpetual state of combat. This state, referred to as “hypervigilance,” is a