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{{Program | {{Program | ||
|ProgramName=Project Safe Neighborhoods | |ProgramName=Project Safe Neighborhoods | ||
|ProgramType=Program | |ProgramType=Program | ||
|OrgSponsor=Partnership | |OrgSponsor=Partnership | ||
|TopOrganization=Department of Justice | |||
|CreationLegislation=Executive Order 13228 | |CreationLegislation=Executive Order 13228 | ||
|Website=https://www.justice.gov/psn/ | |||
|Historic=No | |||
|Mission=Project Safe Neighborhoods aims to reduce gun and gang violence in communities across the United States by fostering partnerships between law enforcement agencies and community stakeholders. Its strategy is to identify and address the most pressing violent crime problems with targeted, evidence-based solutions. | |Mission=Project Safe Neighborhoods aims to reduce gun and gang violence in communities across the United States by fostering partnerships between law enforcement agencies and community stakeholders. Its strategy is to identify and address the most pressing violent crime problems with targeted, evidence-based solutions. | ||
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'''Project Safe Neighborhoods''' '''(PSN)''' is a national initiative by the [[United States Department of Justice]] with the help of the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] (ATF) to reduce [[gun violence in the United States]]. The project's aim is to improve neighborhood safety and decrease gun violence in American communities. Project Safe Neighborhoods was established in 2001 through support from President | {{Short description|Nationwide initiative in the US to reduce crime}} | ||
'''Project Safe Neighborhoods''' '''(PSN)''' is a national initiative by the [[United States Department of Justice]] with the help of the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] (ATF) to reduce [[gun violence in the United States]]. The project's aim is to improve neighborhood safety and decrease gun violence in American communities. Project Safe Neighborhoods was established in 2001 through support from President George W. Bush.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psn.gov/about/..%5CPresidentsletter.html |title=Letter from the President |author=Bush, George W.}}</ref> The program expands upon strategies used in Boston's [[Operation Ceasefire]], and in [[Richmond, Virginia]]'s [[Project Exile]]. | |||
PSN initiatives typically involve [[United States Attorneys]] working with local law enforcement to implement programs such as Gang Crime Investigation and Suppression, Prevention and Education, [[Gang Resistance Education and Training]] (G.R.E.A.T.), and Data Sharing and Gathering. Each local strategy incorporates the three national priorities: | PSN initiatives typically involve [[United States Attorneys]] working with local law enforcement to implement programs such as Gang Crime Investigation and Suppression, Prevention and Education, [[Gang Resistance Education and Training]] (G.R.E.A.T.), and Data Sharing and Gathering. Each local strategy incorporates the three national priorities: | ||