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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