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.

Florida Career Criminal Sentenced to 20 Years (7/7/2010) A Lake Wales, Florida man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to rob three local businesses. The defendant, who has a lengthy criminal history dating back to 1980, was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery and one count of possessing, carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. More>

Turkish Drug Traffickers Convicted (7/7/2010) A federal jury has found two Turkish men guilty of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, at least 5 kilograms of cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Both defendants face a maximum sentence of life in federal prison. More>