NCJ Number
231189
Date Published
2003
Length
45 pages
Annotation
This volume provides examples of innovative practices being implemented in various districts throughout the country in order to achieve goals related to Project State Neighborhoods, a nationwide program intended to address gun violence through intergovernmental partnerships.
Abstract
The innovative practices are presented under the following areas of activity: partnerships, strategic planning and measurement, training, outreach, and using technology. The practices related to partnerships focus on the establishment and enhancement of interactions between U.S. Attorney's Offices and local law enforcement leaders. Examples from districts in California, Nevada, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Nevada pertain to the creation and maintenance of such partnerships and communication between U.S. Attorney's Offices and local law enforcement. Examples of strategic planning and measurement address the "persuasive power of statistical analysis." Examples of data gathering involve the analysis of gun violence patterns, historical incident reviews, real-time incident reviews, tracking courtroom decisions, intelligence analysis meetings, and polling for advertisement effectiveness. Four examples of applying strategies pertain to a focus on hot spots, a most-violent offender program, lever-pulling, and domestic violence interventions. Under the category of training, two examples are provided of approaches to continuing education. Six examples of innovative practices in outreach focus on "targeting your audiences." Three examples have targeted outreach to children, and three programs involve outreach to offenders and their communities. Three programs that have made effective use of technology are a 24-hour hotline in the Southern District of Mississippi, a program that targets armed career criminals in the District of Oregon, and a program of accelerated charging in Missouri's Western District. Nine appendixes provide sample documents from the various programs described.