Training and Technical Assistance
Training and technical assistance (TTA) is a central component of PSP. TTA includes opportunities such as on-site and virtual peer exchanges, assessments, training, and other direct agency and PSP site support. This page features resources developed for agencies interested in learning about various violence reduction and public safety strategies from other jurisdictions and subject-matter experts.
This resource provides considerations for establishing or enhancing crime analysis capacity. This document is intended as a reference resource for PSP site teams to help sites interested in implementing or enhancing a Crime Analysis Unit.
Jackson became a PSP site in 2016 and concluded its formal engagement in September 2019. This document serves as a case study of Jackson’s experience in PSP in building foundational capacities and partnerships to fight violent crime.
Milwaukee became a PSP site in 2016 and concluded its formal engagement in September 2019. This document serves as a case study of Milwaukee’s efforts to develop a collaborative approach for an offender- and place-based PSP strategy.
Nashville became a PSP site in 2016 and concluded formal engagement in September 2019. This document reviews Nashville’s efforts to attack violent crime at the grass roots level through collective efficacy.
New Orleans became a PSP site in 2016 and concluded formal engagement in September 2019. This document outlines the site’s efforts to develop successful strategies and organizational buy-in with the PSP approach.
St. Louis became a PSP site in 2016 and concluded formal engagement in September 2019. This document reviews the site’s efforts to leverage a comprehensive coalition of agencies to reduce violent crime victimization.
Peer exchanges are learning opportunities that enable participants to
visit locations that engage in promising practices in a particular area.
This flyer provides background on peer exchanges, how to maximize these
opportunities, and a sample guide including agenda topics, objectives,
potential outcomes, and additional resources.
Social Network Analysis (SNA) is a tool frequently used by law
enforcement to visualize relationships into social structures to be
shared as intelligence to better inform crime prevention and
intervention efforts. This flyer provides background information on
SNA and
SNA training and
technical assistance offerings available to
PSP sites.
This document provides background on Crime Gun Intelligence Center
(CGIC) processes and includes a peer exchange sample guide and
additional resources. Agencies interested in learning more about
CGICs
may find it helpful to visit an agency with an established program in
a peer learning opportunity.
This resource serves as a guide for agencies considering a peer
learning opportunity focused on enhancing CompStat processes,
including suggested agenda topics, example objectives, potential
outcomes, and additional resources.
Agencies interested in learning more about body-worn cameras may find
it helpful to visit an agency with an established program in a peer
learning opportunity. This document serves as a peer exchange sample
guide that includes suggested agenda topics, example objectives,
potential outcomes, and additional resources.
Agencies interested in learning more about family justice centers may
find a peer learning opportunity to visit established family justice
centers helpful. This flyer provides background information on family
justice centers and a sample guide that includes suggested agenda
topics, sample objectives, potential outcomes, and additional
resources.
This project was supported by Grant No. 2016-DG-BX-K006 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.