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Five Elements of PSN
1. Partnerships Local Gun Crime Task Forces that will include

  • United States Attorneys
  • State and Local Prosecutors
  • Special Agents in Charge (ATF, FBI)
  • Chiefs of Police
  • Other community and law enforcement leaders working together
  • Developing district or statewide strategies to reduce gun violence
  • Preparing gun cases for prosecution in most appropriate jurisdictions
  • Seeking the most appropriate venue for firearm prosecutions.
2. Strategic Plan A Proactive Approach

  • Intelligence Gathering

    • Crime mapping
    • Identifying hot spots
    • Tracing
    • Ballistics technology

  • Enforcement Policy

    • Where best to prosecute gun crimes
    • Let states do what states do best
    • Let feds do what feds do best
3. Training Coordinating inter-agency training and cross-training

  • Training at the National Advocacy Center
  • Regional Gun Crime Training
  • Local Gun Crime Training
4. Outreach Promote aggressive enforcement publicly by showing criminals they will do "Hard Time for Gun Crime"

  • The genius is in the deterrent message to would-be criminals and the supporting prevention message
  • Public Service Announcements
  • Educational Literature
  • Crime Prevention Tool Kits
  • Billboard Advertisements
  • Press Releases and News Articles
  • Other Community Engagement Opportunities
5. Accountability Measuring success based on "outcome" rather than "output."  The goal is to reduce the violent crime rate in our communities.

 
 
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