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13. Violent Crime Task Force—Charlotte, NC ..................................................................................... 81 14. West Virginia Firearms Violations Task Force—Charleston, WV ................................................ 83 Section V. Strategies To Deter Illegal Gun Possession and Carrying ........................................ 85 Deterring Illegal Gun Possession ............................................................................................................... 87 Profile No. 15. Consent to Search and Seize Firearms—St. Louis, MO ................................................................ 88 16. Municipal Firearms Ordinances, East Bay Public Safety Corridor Partnership— Oakland, CA ..................................................................................................................................... 91 17. Weapon Watch—Memphis, TN ...................................................................................................... 93 Deterring Gun Carrying in High Crime Hotspot Areas ......................................................................... 95 Profile No. 18. Baltimore Police Violent Crimes Division and Youth Violence Strike Force— Baltimore, MD .................................................................................................................................. 98 19. Getting Guns Off the Streets, New York City Police Department—New York, NY ................ 100 20. Kansas City Gun Experiment—Kansas City, MO ....................................................................... 103 21. Operation Ceasefire—Boston, MA ................................................................................................ 104 22. Operation Safe Streets Gang Prevention Initiative—Phoenix, AZ ............................................. 106 23. Targeted Enforcement Program, Indianapolis Weed and Seed Initiative— Indianapolis, IN .............................................................................................................................. 108 24. Youth, Firearms, and Violence—Atlanta, GA ............................................................................... 110 25. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative—Birmingham, AL ................................................................ 113 26. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative—Bridgeport, CT ................................................................... 115 27. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative—Inglewood, CA ................................................................... 117 28. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative—Milwaukee, WI .................................................................. 119 29. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative—Salinas, CA ......................................................................... 121 30. Youth Firearms Violence Initiative—Seattle, WA ........................................................................ 123 Surveillance of Probationers ..................................................................................................................... 125 Profile No. 31. Minnesota Anti-Violence Initiative (MAVI), Minnesota HEALS—Minneapolis, MN ............. 127 32. Operation Eiger, Baton Rouge Partnership for the Prevention of Juvenile Gun Violence—Baton Rouge, LA .................................................................................................. 129 33. Operation Night Light—Boston, MA ........................................................................................... 131 School-Based Enforcement Programs ..................................................................................................... 133 Profile No. 34. Bibb County, GA, Department of Education, Violence and Weapons Prevention and Intervention Program—Macon, GA ................................................................... 135 35. Suffolk County Community-Based Juvenile Justice Program—Boston MA ............................ 137 viii Promising Strategies To Reduce Gun Violence
Section VI. Strategies To Respond To Illegal Gun Use .................................................................. 139 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 141 Focused Prosecution Strategies ................................................................................................................ 141 Profile No. 36. DISARM, U.S. Attorney’s Office—Baltimore, MD .................................................................... 142 37. Gun Court—Providence, RI .......................................................................................................... 144 38. Project Exile, U.S. Attorney’s Office—Eastern District of Virginia ............................................ 145 39. U.S. Attorney’s Office Anti-Violence Crime Task Force—Memphis, TN .................................. 148 40. U.S. Attorney’s Office Initiatives—Rochester, NY ...................................................................... 150 Court-Related Programs ............................................................................................................................ 153 Profile No. 41. Handgun Intervention Program—Detroit, MI ............................................................................. 154 42. Juvenile Firearms Prosecution—Seattle, WA .............................................................................. 156 43. Juvenile Gun Court—Birmingham, AL ........................................................................................ 158 44. Juvenile Gun Program—Minneapolis, MN ................................................................................. 163 45. Project LIFE—Indianapolis, IN .................................................................................................... 165 Section VII. Education Initiatives and Alternative Prevention Strategies .............................. 167 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 169 Prevention Education—Changing Attitudes Toward Guns and Violence ........................................... 169 Profile No. 46. Boston Ten-Point Coalition—Operation 2006—Boston, MA ...................................................... 173 47. Calling the Shots—St. Paul, MN ................................................................................................... 174 48. Child Development-Community Policing (CD–CP) Program—New Haven, CT ..................... 176 49. Eddie Eagle Elementary Gun Safety Education Program—Fairfax, VA .................................... 178 50. Hands Without Guns—Washington, DC ...................................................................................... 179 51. The Living Classroom Foundation—Baltimore, MD ................................................................... 181 52. Safe Gun Storage Campaign—Seattle, WA .................................................................................. 183 53. Shock Mentor Program—Prince George’s County, MD ............................................................. 185 54. Straight Talk About Risks (STAR), Center to Prevent Handgun Violence— Washington, DC ............................................................................................................................. 187 55. Teens on Target—Oakland, CA ..................................................................................................... 189 56. Weapons Are Removed Now (W.A.R.N.) Program—Los Angeles, CA ..................................... 191 57. West Contra Costa Unified School District Truancy Enforcement Program— Richmond, CA ................................................................................................................................. 192 Youth Violence and Gang Prevention Programs .................................................................................... 195 Profile No. 58. Boston Community Centers’ Streetworkers Program—Boston, MA .......................................... 196 ix
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13. Violent Crime Task Force—Charlotte, NC ..................................................................................... 81<br />
14. West Virginia Firearms Violations Task Force—Charleston, WV ................................................ 83<br />
Section V. <strong>Strategies</strong> <strong>To</strong> Deter Illegal <strong>Gun</strong> Possession and Carrying ........................................ 85<br />
Deterring Illegal <strong>Gun</strong> Possession ............................................................................................................... 87<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>ile No.<br />
15. Consent to Search and Seize Firearms—St. Louis, MO ................................................................ 88<br />
16. Municipal Firearms Ordinances, East Bay Public Safety Corridor Partnership—<br />
Oakland, CA ..................................................................................................................................... 91<br />
17. Weapon Watch—Memphis, TN ...................................................................................................... 93<br />
Deterring <strong>Gun</strong> Carrying in High Crime Hotspot Areas ......................................................................... 95<br />
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18. Baltimore Police Violent Crimes Division and Youth <strong>Violence</strong> Strike Force—<br />
Baltimore, MD .................................................................................................................................. 98<br />
19. Getting <strong>Gun</strong>s Off the Streets, New York City Police Department—New York, NY ................ 100<br />
20. Kansas City <strong>Gun</strong> Experiment—Kansas City, MO ....................................................................... 103<br />
21. Operation Ceasefire—Boston, MA ................................................................................................ 104<br />
22. Operation Safe Streets Gang Prevention Initiative—Phoenix, AZ ............................................. 106<br />
23. Targeted Enforcement Program, Indianapolis Weed and Seed Initiative—<br />
Indianapolis, IN .............................................................................................................................. 108<br />
24. Youth, Firearms, and <strong>Violence</strong>—Atlanta, GA ............................................................................... 110<br />
25. Youth Firearms <strong>Violence</strong> Initiative—Birmingham, AL ................................................................ 113<br />
26. Youth Firearms <strong>Violence</strong> Initiative—Bridgeport, CT ................................................................... 115<br />
27. Youth Firearms <strong>Violence</strong> Initiative—Inglewood, CA ................................................................... 117<br />
28. Youth Firearms <strong>Violence</strong> Initiative—Milwaukee, WI .................................................................. 119<br />
29. Youth Firearms <strong>Violence</strong> Initiative—Salinas, CA ......................................................................... 121<br />
30. Youth Firearms <strong>Violence</strong> Initiative—Seattle, WA ........................................................................ 123<br />
Surveillance <strong>of</strong> Probationers ..................................................................................................................... 125<br />
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31. Minnesota Anti-<strong>Violence</strong> Initiative (MAVI), Minnesota HEALS—Minneapolis, MN ............. 127<br />
32. Operation Eiger, Baton Rouge Partnership for the Prevention <strong>of</strong> <strong>Juvenile</strong><br />
<strong>Gun</strong> <strong>Violence</strong>—Baton Rouge, LA .................................................................................................. 129<br />
33. Operation Night Light—Boston, MA ........................................................................................... 131<br />
School-Based Enforcement Programs ..................................................................................................... 133<br />
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34. Bibb County, GA, Department <strong>of</strong> Education, <strong>Violence</strong> and Weapons<br />
Prevention and Intervention Program—Macon, GA ................................................................... 135<br />
35. Suffolk County Community-Based <strong>Juvenile</strong> Justice Program—Boston MA ............................ 137<br />
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