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Programs

The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Western District of Kentucky is involved in a number of programs and projects in our community. Some of our major efforts are listed below.

Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee
LECC

The Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee sponsors and co-sponsors training seminars for federal, state and local law enforcement agencies addressing a variety of subjects.

Project Safe Childhood
Project Safe Childhood

The United States Attorney’s office for the Western District of Kentucky is committed to the safety and well-being of our children and has placed a high priority on protecting and combating sexual exploitation of minors. Initiated in May 2006, Project Safe Childhood (PSC) is the Justice Department’s primary initiative aimed at preventing, investigating and prosecuting violations of child sexual exploitation and related obscenity laws. Advances in technology over the past two decades have provided child sexual predators with new means of stalking and victimizing children. This office is committed to improving public awareness and aggressively prosecuting those who would sexually abuse children.

Project Safe Neighborhoods
Project Safe Neighborhoods

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a nationwide commitment to reduce gun and gang crime in America by networking existing local programs that target gun and gun crime and providing these programs with additional tools necessary to be successful. PSN was launched in 2001 and relies on a strategy of comprehensive and coordinated enforcement and deterrence efforts that are community based.

Heroin Education Action Team
HEAT icon

The mission of the U.S. Attorney’s Heroin Education Action Team (USA HEAT) is to reduce the growing harm to Kentucky families and communities caused by heroin/opiate abuse by increasing community understanding of this epidemic. USA HEAT is a partnership between the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky and families who have lost a loved one to opiate overdose. These courageous moms, dads, brothers, sisters and children share their story in order to help others avoid the grief of losing a family member to a drug overdose.

Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice (EJ) is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky is committed to protecting the health and safety of all citizens in this district—including those who have historically been ignored or marginalized—from pollution and contamination.

Victim Witness Assistance
Victim Witness Assistance

Victims of crime may experience feelings of confusion, frustration, fear and anger. The United States Attorneys Office for the Western District of Kentucky and the Victim Witness Unit is dedicated to making sure that victims of federal crimes and their family members are treated with compassion, fairness and respect.

Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council
Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council

The Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC), as mandated by the U.S. Attorney General, is an umbrella organization of local, state and federal agencies, as well as representatives from the private sector, that coordinates activities, develops policy, and implements strategic plans to combat terrorism in the Western District of Kentucky. It also coordinates with the other ATACs around the nation.

Legal Rights For Deployed Service Members
Legal Rights For Deployed Service Members

Members of the armed forces make great sacrifices in order to protect our nation. Recognizing these sacrifices, Congress has enacted a number of laws specifically designed to protect the civil rights of service members, both while they are on active duty and after they return to civilian life. These laws ensure that service members will be able to vote while they are stationed overseas, return to their civilian employment after completing their service and have certain civil financial protections while on active duty. Legal Rights For Deployed Service Members

Updated January 6, 2023