BRIDGEPORT

In Bridgeport, a tight-knit partnership has been formed which consists of the Bridgeport Police Department, the Bridgeport States Attorney's Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the United States Attorney's Office, Court Support Services (State Probation), the Department of Correction, the United States Probation Office and the Connecticut Statewide Firearms Trafficking Task Force.

Three Bridgeport Police detectives have been assigned to the firearms initiative and two ATF agents assigned to the Bridgeport area have formed their own firearms investigative team and bear sole responsibility for the investigation of every gun arrest in Bridgeport.
In addition to the heightened law enforcement efforts, representatives from all agencies meet at the Bridgeport Detective Bureau at the same time every week to review any new cases that have developed over the past week, to review all pending cases, and to discuss possible prospective investigations.

Bridgeport's Offender Meetings take place the first Wednesday of every month. If you are currently on supervision and wish to attend a meeting, please contact your supervising officer for more information.

For more information on Bridgeport's Project Safe Neighborhood program, please contact Steve Reynolds, Assistant United States Attorney, at (203) 696-3000.

HARTFORD

In Hartford, a state prosecutor dedicated to firearms cases has been paired with a federal prosecutor dedicated to PSN. The prosecutors speak daily concerning each and every firearms violator arrested in the City of Hartford. In addition, meetings take place every week with the state prosecutor and Hartford Police Department to discuss all new cases. A more extensive meeting takes place every two weeks at the Hartford Police Department. Participants at that meeting include the Hartford Police Department (HPD), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the United States Marshal's Service (USMS), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), the State's Attorney's Office, United States Attorney's Office, Connecticut Probation, Connecticut Parole and the Connecticut State Police. At these meetings, gun violence incidents in the city and law enforcement strategies are discussed.

One positive consequence of the partnership formed between the Hartford Police Department Intelligence Division and ATF is that ballistics are now immediately entered into the Integrated Ballistic Identification System, where they are tracked and analyzed. Through these NIBIN (National Integrated Ballistic Information Network) submissions and subsequent data review, appropriate investigations are initiated.

Hartford's Offender Meetings take place the last Thursday of every month. If you are currently on supervision and wish to attend a meeting, please contact your supervising officer for more information.

For more information on Hartford's Project Safe Neighborhood program, please contact Brian Leaming, Assistant United States Attorney at (860) 947-1101.

NEW HAVEN

The principal partners in New Haven are: the State's Attorney's Office, the New Haven Department of Police Service ("NHPD"), the United States Attorney's office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Board of Parole, Court Support Services (State Probation), the Department of Corrections, United States Probation Office and the Connecticut Statewide Firearms Trafficking Task Force.

Much of the work of these partnerships is accomplished at weekly meetings, held every Tuesday afternoon at police headquarters. At these meetings, supervisors and personnel from the various law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies participating in PSN, meet to identify and discuss certain offenders believed to be involved in gun-related crime in the city. These meetings insure that these offenders do not escape prosecution through mistake or negligence. The weekly meeting format imposes a discipline on the participants to follow through on specific enforcement actions, thereby building in an element of accountability.

Since 1999, supervisors from each of the participating agencies have also been getting together for monthly "Core Group" meetings, at which broader issues relating to the direction of PSN and the effectiveness of particular strategies are discussed.

In addition to these law enforcement meetings, a Community Advisory Board, consisting of ten community leaders, meets several times a year with police and prosecutors to advise on matters relating to law enforcement in New Haven. The development of the Community Advisory Board was intended to help those entrusted with the enforcement of state and federal criminal laws to fulfill their responsibilities in a manner that inspires the trust and confidence of the community.

A January 2, 2003 article in the New Haven Register reports that for the first time in 40 years, the city's murder rate remained in the single digits. New Haven finished 2002 with 9 murders, down 55% from 2001. New Haven Police also tracked "a 32% decrease in reports of illegal gunfire, a direct indicator of violent trends."

New Haven's Offender Meetings take place the fourth Tuesday of every month. If you are currently on supervision and wish to attend a meeting, please contact your supervising officer for more information.

For more information on New Haven's Project Safe Neighborhood program, please contact John Marrella, Assistant United States Attorney at (203) 821-3700.

Stamford

More recently, a group representing state and federal prosecutors and state, local and federal law enforcement have begun to implement PSN in Stamford. All gun cases are now reviewed by this committee to determine the most effective manner in which to prosecute.

Stamford's Offender Meetings take place quarterly. If you are currently on supervision and wish to attend a meeting, please contact your supervising officer for more information.

For more information on Stamford's Project Safe Neighborhood program, please contact Jim Finnerty, Assistant United States Attorney at (203) 696-3000

Waterbury

City of Waterbury's PSN Task Force is regionalized involving police departments from several surrounding towns, including Naugatuck, Watertown, and Middlebury. In addition, Waterbury's Task force consists of "), the United States Attorney's office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Waterbury State's Attorney's Office, the Board of Parole, Court Support Services (State Probation), the Department of Corrections, United States Probation Office and the Connecticut Statewide Firearms Trafficking Task Force.

Waterbury, Naugatuck, Watertown and Middlebury detectives along with two ATF agents assigned to the Waterbury area have formed a firearms investigative team and bear sole responsibility for the investigation of every gun arrest in Waterbury. In addition to the heightened law enforcement efforts, representatives from all agencies meet at the Waterbury Police Department at the same time every week to review any new cases that have developed over the past week, to review all pending cases, and to discuss possible prospective investigations. Those meetings have resulted in an incredibly efficient and coordinated prosecutorial response to gun crime. In addition, these meetings fostered and developed relationships between and among agencies that benefit the mission of law enforcement.

Waterbury's Offender Meetings take place the third Wednesday of every month. If you are currently on supervision and wish to attend a meeting, please contact your supervising officer for more information.

For more information on Waterbury's Project Safe Neighborhood program, please contact John Marrella, Assistant United States Attorney, at (203) 821-3700.