2021 PSP Virtual Violent Crime Summit: Career Criminal Unit: Federal Collaboration in Kansas City, Missouri

The PSP Virtual Violent Crime Summit took place on April 21-22, 2021 and convened criminal justice leaders and key stakeholders from PSP sites, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials, subject-matter experts (SMEs), and other field-based partners to examine topics of interest and additional evidence-based practices to increase public safety, reduce violence, and enhance partnerships in the participating communities. Session Description: Enhancing collaboration among local, state, and federal partners to strategically leverage resources and share information is a cornerstone of PSP’s mission to address violent crime. This session highlights the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department’s (KCPD) Career Criminal Unit, a unique local-federal partnership targeting violent offenders. In addition to representatives from the KCPD, this unit comprises representatives from ATF; the FBI; the Independence, Missouri, Police Department; the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO)—Western District of Missouri (WDMO); USMS; and U.S. Postal Service Inspectors. Panelists share successes and lessons learned in establishing this partnership to reduce violent crime.

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Author: PSP

Federal Sponsor Agency: BJA

Publication Date: April 2021