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"The Justice Department is committed to and focused on protecting the lives and liberties of the American public, whether from international terrorism or gun-toting thugs on the streets." Attorney General John Ashcroft.

Mission Statement: The American Prosecutors Research Institute's Gun Violence Prosecution Program's mission is to support Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a landmark initiative to dramatically reduce gun-related violence in America, through professional training, technical assistance and publications.

PSN UPDATE

All federal districts have established a PSN task force or have expanded upon a previously existing and successful approach to reducing gun crime within the district. Each federal district has a research partner to help the region develop a unique focused deterrence program appropriate to the specific needs of individual communities. Additionally, each district has hired a community outreach specialist to tailor a gun crime prevention message for that region. From federal reports and preliminary data, communities have identified key contributing factors to gun crime: drugs and felons in possession (over 80%), chronic offenders (over 70%), gangs ( 60%), domestic violence (approximately 40%), straw purchases (slightly under 40%), juvenile offenders (approximately 20%), and Brady false statements and corrupt FFLs (less than 20%). The Department of Justice recently reported that the violent crime victimization rate is now at its lowest level since 1973 when the federal government began collecting crime victim data.

Legislation to Stop Gun-Related Crimes

States, and metropolitan areas within states, are taking proactive measures to curtail gun-related crimes. Philadelphia, PA is one such jurisdiction which recently enacted legislation to help dismantle the link between guns and drugs. Additional information on City of Philadelphia District Attorney's Web site ... here.

APRI is funded by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, to:

Provide training seminars dealing with issues involved in the prosecution of gun crime.
Provide technical assistance to prosecutors involved in the prosecution of gun related cases.
Publish a newsletter updating prosecutors on topics and events pertaining to the prosecution of gun crime.
Promote promising practices in gun violence reduction.
Engage in strategic planning to identify the unique challenges and resources of each participating community.

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PSN Web site
Link to PSN Web site

NOTE: Some of the documents below are PDF files. To view or print these files you can download the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Drug-Linked Firearms Cases
	A Primer for Prosecution Download PDF publication

Prosecuting Gang Cases
	What Local Prosecutors Need to Know Download PDF publication

Prosecutors' Guide to the ATF
	The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Download PDF publication
Cross-Designation & Federal Firearms Laws
	What Local Prosecutors Need to Know Download PDF publication

Combating Gun Violence
	Promising Practices for America's Prosecutors Download PDF publication

Combating Gun Violence
	An In-Depth Look At Richmond's Project Exile Download PDF publication

Training
Gun Violence Prosecution Training Schedule

ATF On-line
ATF Training Schedule

Additional Resources
http://www.ncjrs.gov/

This Web site was prepared under Cooperative Agreement Number 2001-GP-CX-K050 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions in this Web site are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the Department of Justice, NDAA or APRI.

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