The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has selected the Raleigh Police Department (RPD) to participate in the National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) program to reduce violence.
DOJ will provide Raleigh intensive training and technical assistance (TTA) in the areas of:
- gun violence;
- criminal justice collaboration;
- investigations;
- constitutional policing;
- community engagement;
- crime analysis; and,
- technology to identify strategies that target gun, drug, and gang violence.
Raleigh must invest in what works. PSP has a proven track record of helping program participant sites lower crime rates and improve the quality of life for community members. Over the next three years, RPD will develop a collaborative network of residents, business owners, community and civic leaders, public safety partners, and many other stakeholders to develop comprehensive solutions to reduce violent crime. The vision for this work is to gain better insight into Raleigh's unique violent crime challenges and determine system-wide approaches to implement crime reduction strategies and enhance public safety. Successful crime reduction strategies are grounded in data and are evidence-based, and the RPD believes that this partnership will serve to strengthen our capacity to achieve successful outcomes.
The Raleigh Police Department is excited to join other PSP sites in addressing violent crime, especially those related to gun, drug, and criminal gang violence. Raleigh looks forward to developing sustainable and effective solutions to crime to enhance public safety. Some other sites are Aurora, CO; Greensboro, NC; Phoenix, AZ; Richmond, VA; and Washington, DC.
The Raleigh Police Department applied to be a PSP site in May of 2023 and was officially notified of its selection in November.
On Dec.11 through 13, 2023, Chief Patterson, Chief of Staff Amanda Rolle, I-CARE members, and local public safety partners attended the 2023 Violent Crime Reduction Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana. During the summit, Chief Patterson and Chief of Staff Rolle met with other PSP site leaders to discuss the partnership's expectations and goals.
Bishop Garland Heggie and Reverend Jeffrey Robinson, USA Criminal Chief Felice Corpening, AUSA Robert Dodson, ATF SAC Bennie Mims, US Marshal Glenn McNeill, DEA SAC Matt O’Brien, FBI RAC Steven Jessup, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman, Wake County Health & Human Services Director Nannette Bowler, Chief of Staff Amanda Rolle, and Rocky Mount PD Chief Robert Hassell traveled to Indianapolis to begin the work of standing up a regional PSN.
About the PSP Team
The PSP team supports local law enforcement and other key stakeholders in developing each site’s capacity to address its unique violent crime challenges to enhance public safety. Through a collaborative approach and data-driven decision-making, the PSP approach ensures that local resources are maximized and federal assets are leveraged where they are most needed. Implemented in 2014 as a pilot program, PSP has served more than 50 sites nationwide. The PSP team’s work is driven by local needs and priorities focused on increasing capacities to reduce violent crime and increase community engagement. PSP supports DOJ’s commitment to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
For more information, visit the National Public Safety Partnership website.