Federal · Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

34 U.S.C. § 60703: Purpose

Civil

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This statute establishes the purpose and scope of a government program to reduce violent crime through strategic planning, data-driven interventions, community initiatives, and gun law enforcement in designated geographic areas.

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developing and executing comprehensive strategic plans to reduce violent crimes, including the enforcement of gun laws, and prioritizing efforts focused on identified subsets of individuals or organizations responsible for increasing violence in a particular geographic area; developing evidence-based and data-driven intervention and prevention initiatives, including juvenile justice projects and activities which may include street-level outreach, conflict mediation, provision of treatment and social services, and the changing of community norms, in order to reduce violence; and collecting data on outcomes achieved through the Program, including the effect on the violent crime rate, incarceration rate, and recidivism rate of the jurisdiction. competitive and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence; the Edward Byrne criminal justice innovation program; 1 1 So in original. Probably should be “Edward Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program;”. community-based violence prevention initiatives; or gang and youth violence education, prevention and intervention, and related activities.

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