Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Section I. Gun Violence in the United States

• The Nature of the Problem and Current Trends

Section II. Solving the Problem of Gun Violence

• Developing a Comprehensive Strategy

Section III. Comprehensive Gun Violence Reduction Strategies

• Overview

       Profile No.
  

  1. Baltimore Comprehensive Communities Program -- Baltimore, MD
     
  2. Boston Strategy To Prevent Youth Violence -- Boston, MA
     
  3. Buffalo Weed and Seed Initiative -- Buffalo, NY
     
  4. Comprehensive Homicide Initiative -- Richmond, CA
     
  5. East Bay Public Safety Corridor Partnership -- Oakland, CA
     
  6. Indianapolis Weed and Seed Initiative -- Indianapolis, IN
     
  7. Minnesota HEALS (Hope, Education, and Law and Safety) -- Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN
     
  8. Partnership for the Prevention of Juvenile Gun Violence -- Baton Rouge, LA

Section IV. Strategies To Interrupt Sources of Illegal Guns

• Overview
  
• Gun Tracing
  
• Inspection and Investigation of Federal Firearms Licensees

       Profile No.
  

  9. Baltimore County Police Gun Squad -- Baltimore, MD
     
  10. Boston Gun Project -- Boston, MA
      
  11. Chicago Anti-Gun Enforcement (CAGE) Program -- Chicago, IL
      
  12. Oakland Firearms Licensee Compliance Program -- Oakland, CA
      
  13. Violent Crime Task Force -- Charlotte, NC
      
  14. West Virginia Firearms Violations Task Force -- Charleston, WV

Section V. Strategies To Deter Illegal Gun Possession and Carrying

• Deterring Illegal Gun Possession

     Profile No.
  

  15. Consent to Search and Seize Firearms -- St. Louis, MO
      
  16. Municipal Firearms Ordinances, East Bay Public Safety Corridor Partnership -- Oakland, CA
      
  17. Weapon Watch -- Memphis, TN
  
  
• Deterring Gun Carrying in High Crime Hotspot Areas

     Profile No.
  

  18. Baltimore Police Violent Crimes Division and Youth Violence Strike Force -- Baltimore, MD
      
  19. Getting Guns Off the Streets, New York City Police Department -- New York, NY
      
  20. Kansas City Gun Experiment -- Kansas City, MO
      
  21. Operation Ceasefire -- Boston, MA
      
  22. Operation Safe Streets Gang Prevention Initiative -- Phoenix, AZ
      
  23. Targeted Enforcement Program, Indianapolis Weed and Seed Initiative -- Indianapolis, IN
      
  24. Youth, Firearms, and Violence -- Atlanta, GA
      
  25. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative -- Birmingham, AL
      
  26. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative -- Bridgeport, CT
      
  27. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative -- Inglewood, CA
      
  28. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative -- Milwaukee, WI
      
  29. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative -- Salinas, CA
      
  30. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative -- Seattle, WA

• Surveillance of Probationers

     Profile No.
  

  31. Minnesota Anti-Violence Initiative (MAVI), Minnesota HEALS -- Minneapolis, MN
      
  32. Operation Eiger, Baton Rouge Partnership for the Prevention of Juvenile Gun Violence -- Baton Rouge, LA
      
  33. Operation Night Light -- Boston, MA
  
  
• School-Based Enforcement Programs

     Profile No.
  

  34. Bibb County, GA, Department of Education, Violence and Weapons Prevention and Intervention Program -- Macon, GA
      
  35. Suffolk County Community-Based Juvenile Justice Program -- Boston MA

Section VI. Strategies To Respond To Illegal Gun Use

• Overview
  
• Focused Prosecution Strategies

     Profile No.
  

  36. DISARM, U.S. Attorney's Office -- Baltimore, MD
      
  37. Gun Court -- Providence, RI
      
  38. Project Exile, U.S. Attorney's Office -- Eastern District of Virginia
      
  39. U.S. Attorney's Office Anti-Violence Crime Task Force -- Memphis, TN
      
  40. U.S. Attorney's Office Initiatives -- Rochester, NY
  
  
• Court-Related Programs

     Profile No.
  

  41. Handgun Intervention Program -- Detroit, MI
      
  42. Juvenile Firearms Prosecution -- Seattle, WA
      
  43. Juvenile Gun Court -- Birmingham, AL
      
  44. Juvenile Gun Program -- Minneapolis, MN
      
  45. Project LIFE -- Indianapolis, IN

Section VII. Education Initiatives and Alternative Prevention Strategies

• Overview
  
• Prevention Education -- Changing Attitudes Toward Guns and Violence

     Profile No.
  

  46. Boston Ten-Point Coalition -- Operation 2006 Boston, MA
      
  47. Calling the Shots -- St. Paul, MN
      
  48. Child Development-Community Policing (CD­CP) Program -- New Haven, CT
      
  49. Eddie Eagle Elementary Gun Safety Education Program -- Fairfax, VA
      
  50. Hands Without Guns -- Washington, DC
      
  51. The Living Classroom Foundation -- Baltimore, MD
      
  52. Safe Gun Storage Campaign -- Seattle, WA
      
  53. Shock Mentor Program -- Prince George's County, MD
      
  54. Straight Talk About Risks (STAR), Center to Prevent Handgun Violence -- Washington, DC
      
  55. Teens on Target -- Oakland, CA
      
  56. Weapons Are Removed Now (W.A.R.N.) Program -- Los Angeles, CA
      
  57. West Contra Costa Unified School District Truancy Enforcement Program -- Richmond, CA
  
  
• Youth Violence and Gang Prevention Programs

     Profile No.
  

  58. Boston Community Centers' Streetworkers Program -- Boston, MA
      
  59. Mayor's Anti-Gang Office and the Gang Task Force -- Houston, TX
      
  60. Se Puede -- San Juan, TX

Section VIII. Research, Technical Assistance, and Education Programs

• Overview
  
• Federal Programs
  
  • Comprehensive Communities Program -- U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
    
  • Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders -- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
    
  • Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative -- International Association of Chiefs of Police and U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
    
  • Hamilton Fish National Institute on School and Community Violence U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, The George Washington University
    
  • National Weed and Seed Program -- U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Weed and Seed
    
  • National Youth Gang Center -- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
    
  • Operation Safe Home -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Inspector General
    
  • Partnerships To Reduce Juvenile Gun Violence -- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
    
  • Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act -- U.S. Department of Education
    
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
  
  
• Non-Federal Programs
  
  • Gang Prevention Through Targeted Outreach -- Boys & Girls Clubs of America
    
  • Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research
    
  • National School Safety Center
    
  • Youth Violence Project
    

Section X. Appendixes

• Appendix A. Geographical Index of Promising Gun Violence Reduction Strategies
  
• Appendix B. Alphabetical Index of Promising Gun Violence Reduction Strategies
  
• Appendix C. Matrix of Participating Key Agencies and Organizations
  
• Appendix D. Candidate Programs Identified for the Inventory
  
• Appendix E. Organizations and Sources Contacted for the Inventory
  
• Appendix F. Inventory of Promising Gun Violence Reduction Strategies