About Project Safe Neighborhoods' Partnership with Community Corrections Institute
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a nationwide commitment to reduce gun and gang crime in America by networking existing local programs that target gun and gang crime and providing these programs with additional tools necessary to be successful. Since its inception in 2001, approximately $2 billion has been committed to this initiative. This funding is being used to hire new federal and state prosecutors, support investigators, provide training, distribute gun lock safety kits, deter juvenile gun crime, and develop and promote community outreach efforts as well as to support other gun and gang violence reduction strategies.
Community Corrections Institute (CCI) was recently awarded a grant by the Bureau of Justice Administration to provide PSN training and technical assistance to community corrections staff nationwide. CCI's training programs include 'hands-on' scenarios, and each training is custom-tailored to meet the specific needs of the requesting agency Programs offered include:
- Officer Safety
- Safety in Search and Seizure
- Weapons Identification & Safe Handling
- Maximizing Police/Probation Partnerships
- The Tactical PO
- What Works in Gang Supervision
- Reentry's Role in Gang Reduction
- Gangs, Guns & Proactive Supervision
- Natural Response Control Tactics
“This was a first-time cross-training for both agencies, and was instrumental in better communications between agencies, resulting in the seizure of several firearms during probation searches since the training. The PSN cross-training was ideally suited to both agencies’ need for joint cooperation in taking firearms off the streets” |
