Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
This program assists law enforcement and prosecutors to address and prosecute violent crime cold cases and decrease the number of violent crime cold cases awaiting prosecution.
Violent crime
Operation Legend: Update on Federal Charges
Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic, and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime. The initiative is named in honor of four-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed while he slept early in the morning of June 29 in Kansas City.
Since the operation's launch on July 8...
Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend at Press Conference in Kansas City, Missouri
At an August 19, 2020, press conference in Kansas City, Missouri, Attorney General William P. Barr announced updates on Operation Legend.
Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime. The initiative is named in honor of four-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot...
Operation Legend Expanded to Indianapolis
Learn about Operation Legend's expansion and how BJA is supporting efforts.
Operation Legend Expanded to Memphis and St. Louis
Learn about Operation Legend's expansion and how BJA is supporting efforts.
Episode 8: Medium Agency Perspective on BWCs from Richmond PD, CA
December 2015
Series
Mike Roosa, Senior Policy Advisor for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, interviews Richmond Police Department's Chief Chris Magnus and Assistant Chief Allwyn Brown to hear about hear about their adoption of BWCs which began earlier this year and give us the perspective of a medium sized agency.
Funds Released to Support Operation Relentless Pursuit
BJA and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services have awarded more than $61 million in grant funding to support the Attorney General’s Operation Relentless Pursuit initiative.
Funding Available: Innovative Prosecution Solutions for Combating Violent Crime Program
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Innovative Prosecution Solutions for Combating Violent Crime opportunity.
FY 2020 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
Closing Date
Evaluation of the Milwaukee Police Department's Crime Gun Intelligence Center
NCJ Number
254514
Date Published
September 2019
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN): Research Foundation
NCJ Number
252373
Date Published
November 2021
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Summary),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) Program
This program is a strategic approach to crime reduction that leverages community knowledge and expertise by focusing on community-led efforts, working with law enforcement and other local partners to support prevention and intervention efforts on neighborhoods where crime is concentrated or crime "hotspots."
Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative
Administered by BJA in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, this initiative provides funding to state, local, and tribal government entities that are experiencing precipitous increases in gun-related violent crime.
Violent Crime Reduction Operations Guide
Developed by the Major Cities Chiefs Association with support from BJA, this resource outlines actions and activities that are relatable agency to agency and that have contributed to successful crime-fighting strategies throughout the country.
PSP Birmingham: 'All the tools in the toolbox' approach turns a city around
Buy-in from law enforcement agencies – prompted by a determined US Attorney and a new mayor – begets local-federal partnerships, which beget information-sharing and trust. Boosted by state-of-the-art intelligence and targeted federal prosecution, better policing results, and the worst offenders come off the streets. More barriers come down as nontraditional partners – the housing authority, probation and parole, youth services – work together to preempt...
Public Safety Partnership Supports Memphis' Fight Against Violent Crime
After reports of violent crime hit an 11-year high in 2017, Memphis has seen an 8.1% decrease in violent crime through the first six months of 2018.
The Raines Station precinct in Memphis, Tennessee, is home to the city's biggest tourist attraction – Graceland, famed residence of Elvis Presley. In the center of Raines Station, Graceland attracts tourists from around the world who want to...
'Looking backwards can tell us a whole lot about moving forward'
In 2015, the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office applied for and received the first of four BJA Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grants, totaling $7 million.
DOJ BJA's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Helps Bring Serial Killer Samuel Little to Justice
The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), an innovative program of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) which is helping law enforcement agencies nationwide test rape kits and close cold case sexual assaults and homicides, is one of the critical investigative tools that led authorities to believe Samuel Little may be the worst serial killer in American history, by enabling police across...
Public Safety Partnership Supports Compton in Fight Against Gang Violence
Gang violence has troubled the city for decades, but Compton has seen a substantial drop in gang-related crimes in recent years.
Over 47,000 Kits Tested Through BJA's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative since 2015
One untested sexual assault kit can have ramifications far beyond the case for which it was originally collected.