Project Safe Neighborhoods

Civil Gang Injunctions Webinar

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance's National Training and Technical Assistance Center invites you to view its webinar on civil gang injunctions. Based on the legal theory of public nuisance, civil gang injunctions are an emerging anti-gang strategy that employs court-issued restraining orders to prohibit gang members from participating in certain activities. The webinar covers: (1) what gang injunctions are and are not; (2) an overview of how to get one; and (3) what to do if you have one. The webinar was presented by Mr. Jim McDougal and Mr. Greg Anderson and is supported by the National District Attorneys Association.

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 2011.

To date, 6,112 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/.

Career Criminal Sentenced on Gun Violation (1/27/2012) A Pierce County, Washington man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for being a career criminal in possession of a firearm. The defendant was apprehended after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car, which ended when he crashed into another vehicle. The defendant, who has prior felony convictions for drug trafficking and burglary that prohibit him from carrying a firearm, was in possession of a stolen loaded gun at the time of his arrest. More>

International Gun Trafficker Sentenced (1/20/2012) An international gun trafficker from Raleigh, North Carolina, who pleaded guilty to exporting firearms from the United States without a license and traveling in foreign commerce to deal in firearms without a license, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail followed by 3 years of supervised release. The indictment alleges that, on 9 occasions, the defendant concealed a total of 63 pistols in his checked luggage and traveled by air from Raleigh to the United Kingdom. More>