Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN): Research Foundation
Date Published
November 2021
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Violent crime
Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) Program
This program is a strategic approach to crime reduction that leverages community knowledge and expertise by focusing on community-led efforts, working with law enforcement and other local partners to support prevention and intervention efforts on neighborhoods where crime is concentrated or crime "hotspots."
Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative
Administered by BJA in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, this initiative provides funding to state, local, and tribal government entities that are experiencing precipitous increases in gun-related violent crime.
Violent Crime Reduction Operations Guide
Developed by the Major Cities Chiefs Association with support from BJA, this resource outlines actions and activities that are relatable agency to agency and that have contributed to successful crime-fighting strategies throughout the country.
PSP Birmingham: 'All the tools in the toolbox' approach turns a city around
Buy-in from law enforcement agencies – prompted by a determined US Attorney and a new mayor – begets local-federal partnerships, which beget information-sharing and trust. Boosted by state-of-the-art intelligence and targeted federal prosecution, better policing results, and the worst offenders come off the streets. More barriers come down as nontraditional partners – the housing authority, probation and parole, youth services – work together to preempt...
Public Safety Partnership Supports Memphis' Fight Against Violent Crime
After reports of violent crime hit an 11-year high in 2017, Memphis has seen an 8.1% decrease in violent crime through the first six months of 2018.
The Raines Station precinct in Memphis, Tennessee, is home to the city's biggest tourist attraction – Graceland, famed residence of Elvis Presley. In the center of Raines Station, Graceland attracts tourists from around the world who want to...
'Looking backwards can tell us a whole lot about moving forward'
In 2015, the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office applied for and received the first of four BJA Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grants, totaling $7 million.
DOJ BJA's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Helps Bring Serial Killer Samuel Little to Justice
The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), an innovative program of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) which is helping law enforcement agencies nationwide test rape kits and close cold case sexual assaults and homicides, is one of the critical investigative tools that led authorities to believe Samuel Little may be the worst serial killer in American history, by enabling police across...
Public Safety Partnership Supports Compton in Fight Against Gang Violence
Gang violence has troubled the city for decades, but Compton has seen a substantial drop in gang-related crimes in recent years.
Over 47,000 Kits Tested Through BJA's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative since 2015
One untested sexual assault kit can have ramifications far beyond the case for which it was originally collected.
Violent Gang And Gun Crime Reduction Program (PSN)
Closing Date
Smart Supervision Program
This program provides community supervision agencies with funding, technical assistance, and new tools to improve supervision outcomes.
National Public Safety Partnership
Coordinated by BJA, the U.S. Department of Justice's National Public Safety Partnership was launched to help communities suffering from serious violent crime problems to build up their capacity to fight crime.
Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Formula Grant Program
VOI/TIS grant funds allowed states to build or expand correctional facilities to increase the bed capacity for the confinement of persons convicted of Part 1 violent crimes or adjudicated delinquents for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a Part 1 violent crime.
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)
Designed to create and foster safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in violent crime, this program's effectiveness depends upon the ongoing coordination, cooperation, and partnerships of local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies working together with the communities they serve and engaged in a unified approach led by the U.S. Attorney in all 94 districts.