Gun Violence Prosecution Program
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Mission Statement
The Mission of NDAA's Gun Violence Prosecution Program 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.
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)
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 has reported that the violent crime victimization rate is at its lowest level since 1973, when the federal government began collecting crime victim data.
NDAA 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.
Please feel free to
contact us any time
703.549.9222
bberkley@ndaa.org, or
NDAA
44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 110
Alexandria, VA 22314
Additional Resources
Project Safe Neighborhoods 
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
For State by State Gang Laws,
please refer to
www.nationalgangcenter.gov
Gang Violence Prosecution
NDAA’s Gang Program is jointly managed by the National Center for Community Prosecution and the Gun Violence Prosecution Program. These two programs bring together various approaches to address gang issues in your community, from the Comprehensive gang Response Model to the Project Safe Neighborhoods Anti-Gang Training.
NDAA’s Gang Response Model
The United States Department of Justice estimates that there are approximately 30,000 gangs with 800,000 members in this country. As they migrate across our nation in search of new territory or trafficking routes, gangs bring with them drugs, weapons, and crime, conjuring fear and violence within our neighborhoods. Not even suburban or rural regions of the United States remain unaffected.
Now saddled with an emerging and insidious challenge, local prosecutors and law enforcement must address the conditions that make our communities susceptible to gang-related crime. By partnering with citizens and law enforcement, prosecutors can take the lead in gang intervention and prevention, suppression efforts, and determine how to effectively deal with the complex issue of gang member reentry.
The National District Attorneys Association has developed a comprehensive response to gang crime for prosecutors and law enforcement officers. NDAA’s Gang Response Model will provide prosecutors and law enforcement with the necessary skill set to successfully implement the seven major components to address gang violence.
The PSN Anti-Gang Training
The goal of this training is to improve the level of knowledge, communication, and collaboration involved in addressing criminal gang issues that affect communities throughout the nation. The curriculum is based on current policies and proven practices and strategies in the criminal justice field. The training combines the gang expertise of DOJ law enforcement and criminal justice professionals presented in a unified DOJ anti-gang curriculum. Separate training tracks provide training for local law enforcement executives, line personnel, investigators and prosecutors.
Civil Gang Injunctions
A promising new approach to gang activity is the use of civil injunctions. By using state nuisance statutes and case law, the gang is declared a nuisance and enjoined from associating in a defined area known as a safety zone. NDAA will provide hands on assistance to begin a civil gang injunction strategy upon request.