New Orleans, St. Louis, Milwaukee Join Justice Network, Louisiana 2023

Violent crime continues to plague the streets of New Orleans, St. Louis, and Milwaukee, with shootings, stabbings, and murders becoming all too common. In an effort to curb this trend, the Justice Network announced today that these three cities will join its ranks.

The Justice Network, a comprehensive approach to reducing violent crime, has been in place for over a year-and-a-half. In that time, it has helped to reduce crime rates in its existing sites. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates said, "In just that short period of time, the partnerships we have built through VRN [Violence Reduction Network] have helped to reduce crime rates. These results could only have happened through the kind of creative collaboration promoted through the VRN."

The Justice Network enlists tactical and operational expertise from various agencies, including the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the United States Marshals Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Executive Office of the United States Attorneys, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and the Office on Violence Against Women.

The program’s core components include customized training and technical assistance, a strategic site liaison to guide the coordination of Justice Department resources, tools to enhance information sharing, community practice collaboration among existing sites, and an annual summit.

Additionally, the Justice Network is soliciting proposals for the Police-Prosecutor Partnership, which encourages out-of-the-box collaborations between law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices. This grant solicitation encourages proposals that build on evidence-based crime-fighting models, focusing on reducing violence, sharing intelligence, and engaging the community.

The Justice Network was launched in 2014 in Camden, Chicago, Detroit, Wilmington, and Oakland and Richmond, California. It was expanded in September 2015 to Compton, California; Flint, Michigan; Little Rock and West Memphis, Arkansas; and Newark, New Jersey. The new sites, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Milwaukee, will bring the total number of VRN sites to 13.

By joining the Justice Network, these cities will have access to a wide range of resources and expertise, including customized training and technical assistance, strategic site liaisons, and tools to enhance information sharing. The program’s focus on creative collaboration and evidence-based crime-fighting models makes it a valuable tool in the fight against violent crime.

The Justice Network is a comprehensive approach to reducing violent crime, and its expansion to new cities is a positive step forward in the fight against crime. With its focus on creative collaboration and evidence-based crime-fighting models, the Justice Network has the potential to make a significant impact in the communities it serves.

Defendant/respondent: None. Crime: None. City: New Orleans, St. Louis, Milwaukee. State: Louisiana, Missouri, Wisconsin. Date: None. Sentence/outcome: None. Dollar amounts: None.

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