Courses

Explore a 55-minute lecture on the network structure of police misconduct presented by Andrew V. Papachristos from Northwestern University. Delve into the complex interplay between individual and institutional factors in police violence, focusing on the social networks that connect officers. Examine data on complaints against Chicago police officers to analyze misconduct networks and understand the factors influencing co-misconduct probabilities. Discover how network analysis reveals large-scale misconduct structures with varying levels of officer involvement. Gain insights into potential police reform strategies by understanding both officer attributes and network properties. The lecture covers topics such as data analysis, use of force, domestic violence, community evolution, and policy implications, concluding with audience questions on various aspects of police misconduct.

As you’ve explored a role as a Career Coach or Navigator in the preceding courses in this program, you’ve gained skills and knowledge about the profession and how to help clients find fulfilling jobs that allow them to earn a good living. This final course in the Career Coach and Navigator Professional Certificate will explore how the changing technology landscape affects the career landscape and what to do about it, develop skills for virtual coaching and career fairs, work with community organizations to develop referral relationships, understand funding sources, and complete a capstone project that will help you prepare for the role of a Career Coach or Navigator. By the end of the course, you will be able to: 1. Research and act on technology trends. 2. Develop computer application skills for virtual coaching. 3. Engage community partners and businesses to identify resources. 4. Identify career development opportunities for Career Coaches and Navigators. 5. Complete a capstone project. To be successful in this course, no prior experience with career coaching or navigation is required; but we recommend completing the previous courses in the program so you can build on the knowledge and skills from those courses here.

Join this 30-minute conference talk to explore KubeVirt's multi-architecture support initiatives and community developments. Learn about the progress of the S390x and ARM architecture Working Groups established last year, including ARM's roadmap for CDI (Containerized Data Importer) support and IBM's contributions for running CDI on s390x architecture. Discover how the KubeVirt community is advancing CDI support across multi-architecture cluster environments and understand the broader community maturation process, including the formalization of SIG (Special Interest Group) structures, changes to the design proposal (VEPs) process, feature prioritization improvements, and governance updates that accompany the project's evolution from faster to more deliberate release cycles.

The tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have sparked a wave of renewed protests against police brutality across the United States. These nationwide uprisings have transformed into an intense interest from the public around understanding systemic racism and abuse of power. Millions of Americans and people around the world are watching incidents of police violence and excessive force captured on video, but are looking to learn about the inequalities at the root of these incidents. While the calls of Black Lives Matter protesters to #DefundThePolice are being heard for the first time by many Americans, they are part of a longstanding effort by communities and activists to reinvest in communities rather than policing and prisons. In this course, you will learn about the history of police violence in America, become aware of laws and policies that prevent accountability, understand the demands of protesters, and gain the knowledge and tools to fight for change locally. The content for this Community Awareness course is adapted from a Teach-Out launched in July of 2020 from experts from across the United States involved in activism, social work, law, government, and higher education.

Explore the comprehensive effort to enable community support for free-threaded Python 3.13 in this 44-minute PyCon US conference talk. Learn about the tools, techniques, and guidance developed during the first year of porting major open source packages including Cython, NumPy, SciPy, and PyO3 to support Python's new free-threaded build. Discover practical approaches for identifying and resolving thread safety issues and multithreaded scaling bottlenecks in packages with native extensions written in C, Cython, C++, Fortran, and Rust. Gain insights from real-world experiences and anecdotes shared by the speakers as they worked to unlock scalable multithreaded parallelism across the Python ecosystem. Acquire a practical toolbox and actionable plan for supporting free-threaded Python in packages you maintain, with specific focus on native dependencies and extensions. This presentation targets developers and maintainers of Python packages with native code components, assuming prior knowledge of native Python extensions in C, C++, Rust, or Cython.

Explore the transformative power of resilience in this 15-minute TEDx talk by Terrence Hayes, a decorated U.S. Army veteran. Discover how challenges can reveal our greatest strengths and learn from Hayes' personal journey, shaped by his grandmother's wisdom. Gain insights into overcoming adversity and building resilience from a speaker with extensive military experience and academic achievements in communication and management.

Discover the power of embracing fun and community support in this engaging TEDxReykjavik talk by Tanya Sleiman. Explore how being 'a bunch of bananas' can strengthen connections within your tribe and foster a supportive environment. Learn from Sleiman's experiences as the founder of Taza Films and her insights on building meaningful relationships in various communities, from bustling cities to the charming Reykjavik. Gain valuable perspectives on the importance of playfulness and mutual support in creating a thriving, interconnected society.

This one-day workshop from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute brings together privacy specialists, legal teams, Research Ethics Board members, research integrity offices, policy specialists, and researchers to explore effective pathways for data sharing in medical research. Learn about best practices in research ethics, privacy considerations, and open science approaches while connecting with a community of experts dedicated to advancing health research data sharing. The 4-hour 41-minute session focuses on building collaborative networks among professionals working at the intersection of ethics, privacy, and open science to support more effective and responsible sharing of health research data.

Develop your understanding of policing in the UK Currently, policing is unrepresentative of the society it represents. To correct that, it’s vital that underrepresented and disadvantaged groups can learn about policing and consider their options for entering a career in policing. On this three-week course, educators from The University of Law will guide you through the principles and style of UK policing, particularly the role of diversity and inclusion, and the different policing models. Discover the different routes to becoming a police officer This course will take you through the numerous practical ways you can become a police officer. Without experience, the new Policing Education Qualification Framework (PEQF) routes into policing can be complicated so this course will give you a clearer roadmap. You’ll also look at the various types of incidents that police deal with to help you evaluate whether a career in policing is right for you and, if so, which of the PEQF routes into policing is best for you. Explore policing by consent and the Peelian principles of policing You’ll investigate the qualities a police officer needs to have, as well as the Code of Ethics, and the evidence-based policing model to get a well-rounded view of what you need for a policing career. Then, you’ll delve into the rank structure and the different specialist units within policing. This can help you develop your aspirations and discover the areas of policing you’d like to work towards joining. Learn from the experts at The University of Law ULaw wants policing to be accessible for people from all backgrounds and demographics to help make it more representative while bringing it into the 21st century. Licensed by the College of Policing, this course is recognised as part of one of the new PEQF entry routes for the role of police constable. This course is designed for anyone considering a career in policing or anyone interested in policing, investigation, or related areas.

Understanding what de-escalation is, how to use it without jeopardizing officer safety in the process. What you'll learn: Understand the importance of deescalation and know how to apply it to their job.The participant will understand how stress can affect the decision making process. The participant will learn key words and facial expressions indicative of an imminent threat.The participant will define the term de-escalation.The participant will better understand when to use force and what other techniques can be used to de-escalate situations.The participant will understand how their voice can be important when dealing with people. This course is geared towards law enforcement. It presents different techniques and communication skills an officer can use to de-escalate a situation without compromising officer safety. This course utilizes some of the most up to date videos to show both good and not so good efforts of de-escalation. As we have seen, just because we are within law and policy does notnecessarily result in a positive outcome in the eyes of the public. Using these skills, officers can minimize risk to themselves as well as the suspect. They can also have the most positive outcome/interaction in the eyes of the community, avoiding bad press.Ideveloped this course with the assistance of Thomas Gleason. Thomas Gleason, a retired Captain, spent thirty years serving in city, county and state law enforcement. He began his career in Alabama as a patrolman in New Brockton, Alabama. He then moved to Florida and accepted a position as a Sheriff’s Deputy in Polk County, where he became a member of the Emergency Response Team (SWAT). This lead to a position with the City of Lakeland where he gained experience as a patrolman, a patrol supervisor, a field training officer, a School Resource Officer, and a Detective Sergeant over the missing persons, juvenile crimes, and sexual abuse crimes unit, Shocap programs.. In 1999, he developed and delivered a presentation entitled “Law Enforcement’s Response to Critical Incidents at Schools and Ways to Handle Critical Incidents” to the Florida Department of Education Statewide Safety Summit. While working with the City of Lakeland he also assisted in founding the Domestic Abuse Response Team, was one of the first officers in the Lakeland Community Oriented Policing Program, served as Chairman of the District 14 Juvenile Justice Board, served as Chairman of the Polk County Juvenile Justice Counsel, and served as the Second Vice-President of Florida Association of School Resource Officers from 1997-2000. In 2000, he was chosen as part of a team to teach Dynamics of Domestic Violence to Moldavian police officers and volunteers. In 2001 he attended Crisis Intervention training and developed and taught the City’s in-service training to all sworn officers. He then expanded his experience by accepting a position with Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Capitol Police, as their Lieutenant of Special Operations. In this position he supervised the Capitol Police Canine Unit, Explosives Unit and the Investigations Unit. He also coordinated training, recruiting, and hiring of new officers. He trained officers with Capitol Police in the areas of proper critical incident response, use of firearms, and observing and eliminating armed security threats. During his tenure there he was involved in drafting and implementing the Capitol Complex Operations Plan for former Governor Jeb Bush’s 2003 inauguration and in preparing the Operations Plan for the visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his security detail. In 2009 he was a subject matter expert on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Standards and Training Commission Committee which was tasked with reviewing and revamping the Basic Recruit Training Curriculum for the State of Florida. In 2009, the Florida Department of Financial Services offered him a position as Captain over training and acquisitions. He accepted this position and became responsible for developing and overseeing training for the one-hundred and fifty detectives working throughout the State of Florida who investigate insurance fraud. During his tenure there he oversaw the transition from Sig. Sauer 9 MM to Glock .40 caliber and the training of all officers after the transition. His passion for law enforcement training also led him to the position of Coordinator of the Law Enforcement Academy for the Florida Public Safety Institute from 2006-2009. In 2014, he was an instructor at the High Liability Instructor’s Conference held at Florida Public Safety Institute teaching Handling Veterans, Officer Safety Response, and Managing a Training Unit. He has been an instructorfor the Florida Public Safety Institute, Department of Justice in the Valor program. He has experience teachingin the areas of: human diversity; patrol procedures; first aid; firearms; police pursuit policies; instructor techniques, and handling the mentally ill, police officer safety, De-escalation Skills. Thomas Gleason holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a Master’s Degree in Education. He has published two articles dealing with police training and domestic violence.

Discover the importance of mental well-being in this inspiring 15-minute TEDx talk. Explore how suppressing the need for mental health care can be detrimental and learn why it's crucial to prioritize your psychological wellness. Gain insights into feeling part of a larger, supportive community and understand that you're not alone in your struggles. Embrace the message of belonging and the significance of addressing mental health concerns in this thought-provoking presentation delivered at a locally organized TEDx event.

Explore the intricate relationship between health, illness, and social support within Asian American communities in this 40-minute lecture presented by The Center for Asian Health Research and Education in partnership with Stanford Health Library. Gain valuable insights from Grace Yoo, PhD, MPH, a Professor and former chair of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University, as she draws upon her 30 years of experience teaching and researching medical sociology and public health. Delve into the unique role and significance of social support in Asian American contexts, particularly in relation to health outcomes, illness experiences, and aging processes. Enhance your understanding of cultural nuances in healthcare and social dynamics within this diverse population. For further information or personalized research assistance, take advantage of Stanford Health Library's free librarian services and explore their mindfulness and meditation resources to support your own well-being.

Learn about the comprehensive process of developing and implementing a new trademark policy for the Rust programming language community in this conference talk from the Open Source Summit. Discover the challenges, pitfalls, and successful strategies involved in refreshing long-standing legal policies within open source software communities. Explore the journey from initial development through community consultation, iteration, and final board approval of the Rust Foundation's updated trademark policy. Gain insights into the complexities of balancing legal requirements with community needs, and understand the collaborative approaches that led to successful policy implementation. Examine the lessons learned throughout this multi-year process and how they can be applied to other open source communities facing similar policy modernization challenges.

Dive deeper into Wings3D in this second part of day two's tutorial, exploring lighting techniques, community support, and the software's pros and cons. Learn how to effectively use lights to enhance your 3D models, discover valuable resources within the Wings3D community, and gain insights into the strengths and limitations of this 3D modeling tool. Conclude with final tips and tricks to elevate your Wings3D skills.

Explore how open hardware documentation enables community-driven innovation through a comprehensive conference talk examining the critical role of accessible technical documentation in hardware support. Learn about a practical framework for classifying different types of hardware documentation and understand their varying impacts on community development efforts. Discover how Texas Instruments' transparent documentation for the J784S4EVM facilitated successful debugging and resolution of watchdog system issues, demonstrating the power of publicly available technical resources. Navigate through the complexities of multiple SoC subsystems while understanding how open documentation accelerates troubleshooting processes and promotes collaborative problem-solving. Gain insights into the relationship between documentation quality and independent hardware support capabilities, with real-world examples showcasing successful community-driven fixes. Understand the broader implications for hardware vendors considering open documentation practices and learn how to evaluate documentation quality when selecting hardware platforms for development projects.

Explore Sterling Wilmer's journey of resilience in this TEDxJHU talk, where she shares her experiences as a psychiatric nurse at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Discover how community support played a crucial role in overcoming hardships and fostering resilience. Gain insights into the true nature of resilience and its deep connection to community involvement. Learn valuable lessons about personal growth, overcoming challenges, and the power of supportive networks in this inspiring 15-minute presentation.

As offices reopen, it becomes even more important for HR leaders to help teams understand new office policies and feel that their well-being is a priority. Learn how to provide your workforce (and company leaders) with the tools, policies, and support they need to succeed in this new world of work. Identify where your team needs support and policy.Explore flexible work options for your team.Create opportunities in a hybrid world.

Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) play a vital role in modern policing. They often serve as the primary point of contact for communities to report concerns and share information. In this free course, you’ll explore the powers that PCSOs in England and Wales use in their daily duties, their role in supporting response policing, and the fair and unbiased exercise of their powers and procedures. This course is a preview of BXY138 Professional PCSO practice (work-based learning), part of the PCSO apprenticeship programme offered jointly by The Open University and North Yorkshire Police. Upon completion, you’ll be able to identify relevant legislation, understand power assignment, and recognise situations where PCSOs can exercise their authority, enhancing your understanding of this vital role in community safety.

Attend a listening session hosted by the Olympic & Paralympic Reform Commission to explore how National Governing Bodies (NGBs) can better support youth and community sports. Gain insights from a panel of experts discussing crucial topics such as coordinating activities with school programs and local providers, coach recruitment and training, abuse prevention, and best practices in sport and program development. Learn about the challenges and opportunities in expanding participation, connecting to rural communities, and implementing a "Sport for All" approach. Hear from industry leaders including Julie Foudy, Kathryn Carson from USA Gymnastics, Ron Nocetti from the California Interscholastic Federation, and Renata Simril from the LA84 Foundation. Engage with the discussion on government support, the potential for a Ministry of Sport, and strategies for growing the pipeline of athletes. Join this informative session moderated by sports law expert Dionne Koller to contribute your thoughts on what needs to be done to reform and improve the Olympic and Paralympic sports landscape in the United States.

Learn how to easily remove 3D printed supports with a quick and effective Support Removal Test in this informative 14-minute video. Discover techniques to improve your 3D printing results and save time on post-processing. Explore various 3D printer models, materials, and resources to enhance your printing experience. Gain valuable insights into support structures and their removal, helping you achieve cleaner and more professional-looking 3D prints.