Resources

Project Safe Neighborhoods Training and Technical Assistance resource hub connects you to a database of articles, reports, webinars, and podcasts, on key topics of interest by groups working to reduce violence in their communities. Explore the database by typing in a topic keyword or publication name.

Featured Resources

PSN Blueprint for Success

This document will help you build a strong PSN initiative by giving you a brief history of the PSN program, highlighting the four design elements, and discussing implementation and sustainability.

PSN TTA Overview

This document serves as an introduction to how PSN Training & Technical Assistance can help bolster your PSN program.

Restorative Justice Practices in Action

An in-depth webinar on the restorative justice program that’s being implemented by the District of Massachusetts.

Past Articles

Youth Reentry: Why Should You Care?

Key Steps for Effective Implementation of Focused Deterrence Strategies

CDC’s Surveillance Efforts and Using the Best Available Evidence to Prevent Violence

PSN TTA Youth Violent Crime Webinar Series Part 1: Understanding the Current Data and the Adolescent Brain

PSN TTA Youth Violent Crime Webinar Series Part 2: The Importance of Prevention and Early Intervention

PSN TTA Youth Violent Crime Webinar Series Part 3: Reduction and Diversion Strategies

Maximizing the Impact of Your PSN Funding: Planning and Partnerships

Trauma-Informed Responses to Gun Violence

Restorative Justice Practices in Action

PSN Restorative Justice Resource Kit

Homicide Investigations and Prosecution Assessment (Flyer)

Report: National Program to Reduce Gun Crime

Report: What’s Behind the Rise in Juvenile Carjacking?

Strategies for Effective Collaboration on Firearms

Report: Prosecuting Domestic Violence Offenders in Possession of a Firearm

Meaningful Engagement with the Community

Community Engagement

Executive Summary: Project Safe Neighborhood

Resources to Address Nonviolent Repeat Offenders

Victim and Witness Intimidation and Retaliation Overview

Victim Support

Law Enforcement Considerations for Victim and Witness Intimidation and Retaliation

Collaboration to Combat Intimidation and Retaliation

Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Response to Intimidation and Retaliation

The Use of Technology in Victim and Witness Intimidation and Retaliation

Prosecutor Considerations For Victim and Witness Intimidation and Retaliation

A Systematic Review of Project Safe Neighborhoods Effects

Evaluating the Impact of PSN Initiative on Violence and Gun Crime in Tampa: Does it Work and Does it Last?

Reducing Crime by Remediating Vacant Lots: The Moderating Effect of Nearby Land Uses

Can Precision Policing Reduce Gun Violence? Evidence of “Gang Takedowns” in New York City

Data Informated and Place-Based Violent Crime Prevention: The Kansas City, Missouri Risk-Based Policing Initiative

The 40-Year Debate: A Meta-Review on What Works for Juvenile Offenders

The Effects of ShotSpotter on Gun-Crime in Denver: An Impact Evolution

Report: Improving Sexual Assault Investigations with Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Approaches

Report: Tailoring Victim Services for the Local Native American Population in Pennington Country South Dakota

PSN TTA Engagement Profile: Northern District of Illinois

Case Study

PSN TTA Engagement Profile: Northern District of Ohio

Case Study

PSN Case Study 12: Process and Impact Assessment West End Initiative

PSN Case Study 11: Middle District of North Carolina

Case Study

PSN Case Study 10: Southern District of Alabama

Case Study

PSN Case Study 9: Nebraska

Case Study

PSN Case Study 8: Strategic Problem Solving

PSN Case Study 7: Missouri

Case Study

PSN Case Study 6: Lowell, MA

Case Study

PSN Case Study 5: Alabama

Case Study

PSN Case Study 4: Chronic Violent Offenders

PSN Case Study 3: Crime Incident Reviews

PSN Case Study 2: Offender Notification Meetings

Case Study

PSN Case Study 1: Gun Prosecution Case Screening

Victim Witness Intimidation, Retaliation, Engagement, and Support Training

Trauma-Informed Investigations and Prosecutions in Domestic Violence Cases Training

Multidisciplinary Responses to Complex Homicide Training

Intimate Partner Violence Training

Domestic Violence Victimization Training

Developing and Supporting Trauma-Informed Policing Approaches Training

PSN Grant Start-Up Assistance

Problem Analysis Training

Strategic Planning

Top Offender List Training

Five-Part Grants Webinar Series

Grants

Technology Assessment Flyer

Strategic Messaging Assessment

Prosecution Assessment

Nonfatal Shooting/Gun Violence Reduction Assessment

Media Relations and Crisis Communications Training

Homicide Investigations and Prosecution Assessment

Gangs and Guns – Making Your Firearms Case More Prosecutable

Drug Market Intervention Training

Detective Function Assessment

Foundations of Crime Analysis Training

Crime Analysis Capacity Assessment

Crime Analysis Boot Camp

Crime Analysis and Violence Reduction Strategies Training

PSN Engagement Profiles

PSN: Working with a Research Partner

PSN 101

PSN: Where Do I Begin?

PSN 101

PSN TTA Overview

PSN 101

Crime Analysis: Supporting PSN Strategic Planning and Problem Analysis

Meaningful Strategic Planning that Produces Results

Improving Services for Victims of Violence: The Homicide Support Group

What Works and Why? Using Data, Technology, and Research Partnerships to Reduce Violent Crime

Federal Resources Available for Violent Crime Reduction Efforts

Collaboration Among Federal, State, and Local Prosecutors of Violent Crime Cases

Community Violence Intervention (CVI): A Community-Centered Approach to Addressing Violence

Crime Gun Intelligence Centers and National Integrated Ballistic Information Network

Engaging and Supporting Witnesses and Victims of Violence

PSN and Justice Reform

Serving Small, Rural, and Tribal Communities

Strategies for Improving Homicide and Nonfatal Shooting Clearance Rates

Successful and Authentic Community Engagement and Collaboration

Tackling Youth Violence

Strategic Planning for Violent Crime Reduction: The Role of Crime Analysis

PSN Blueprint for Success

PSN 101

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