Project Safe Neighborhoods

PSN Anti-Gang Training

The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to sponsor the Project Safe Neighborhoods Anti-Gang Training, which began in 2007 with the pilot in Dover, Delaware. This training features 4 tracks: the Executive Track, the Line Law Enforcement Track, the Investigators and Prosecutors Track, and the Intervention and Prevention Track. Due to the success of this program, DOJ has scheduled additional training sessions throughout 2010.

To date, 4,200 sworn and non-sworn personnel have completed Anti-Gang Training administered by DOJ and its federal and national partners. For more information about the trainings, download the flyer (PDF) or visit www.iir.com/psnagt/.

Project Safe Neighborhoods Evaluation Released

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released an evaluation of the development and implementation of the Project Safe Neighborhoods program. The evaluation found a greater decline in violent crime in cities that implemented PSN programs than in cities that did not, with the greatest reductions found in cities with a high level of federal prosecution. Learn more about these findings.

North Carolina Felon Charged with Gun Possession (8/11/2010) A Mount Olive, North Carolina man involved in several shootings from 2007 to 2009 has pled guilty to unlawful possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. The maximum penalty for the charge is 10 years in prison; however, if deemed an Armed Career Criminal, the defendant faces the possibility of life imprisonment. More>

Jacksonville Man Sentenced for Illegal Gun Possession (8/11/2010) A Jacksonville, Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The defendant, who was apprehended by police responding to a call of shots fired, was designated an Armed Career Criminal for multiple prior felony convictions, including battery in a detention facility, resisting a police officer with violence, and two prior sales of cocaine—all of which prohibit him from carrying a firearm and/or ammunition. More>