PSN provides expansive and comprehensive training for federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and other PSN partners. DOJ and its partners conduct regional cross-training on firearm identification, safety, interdiction, trafficking, and tracing; federal and state firearm statutes; federal and state search and seizure laws; crime scene and evidence management; and strategic planning. Also, U.S. Attorneys are encouraged to conduct their own local and regional training programs.

A training catalog provides contact information and brief descriptions of the services offered by the PSN training and technical assistance (TA) providers. Conferences that are related to PSN or that may be of interest are noted in the Conference Calendar. In addition, the NCJRS Calendar of Events offers a comprehensive list of conferences, workshops, seminars, and other events relating to juvenile and criminal justice and drug control policy.

PSN Anti-Gang Training

On September 26–28, 2007, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sponsored the Project Safe Neighborhoods Anti-Gang Training pilot in Dover, Delaware. Approximately 160 law enforcement officers and criminal justice practitioners attended the training, which is delivered by DOJ law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice professionals. Intervention, prevention, suppression, and reentry strategies were presented, as well as a briefing on national and regional gang trends, a community gang problem assessment, and tips for working with cooperating witnesses and confidential informants.

Due to the success of the pilot program and the positive feedback and suggestions received from attendees, 12 Anti-Gang Training sessions are scheduled to be offered during 2008 and 2009 at various locations (PDF) across the country. In response to popular demand, the 2008 training programs feature a separate track for gang prevention and intervention personnel and, as appropriate, will offer an executive track to bring together key leaders in the each jurisdiction to begin to formulate strategic plans to address the local gang issues.

To date, DOJ and its federal and national partners have completed Anti-Gang Training for 1,100 sworn and non-sworn personnel in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. For more information about the trainings, download the flyer (PDF) or visit www.iir.com/psnagt/. To learn more about DOJ’s training partners, download National Partners: Anti-Gang Policing Resources (PDF).