This was the program that gave rise to the Group Violence Intervention/Focused Deterrence methodology, focused on solving problems associated with violent groups, the sale of illegal weapons, and armed violence in communities with high levels of crime.
Six actions were employed:
1) Focusing the attention on the most violent individuals in the gangs;
2) Meeting with the groups to inform them of the sanctions they will face from the various police and justice agencies;
3) Increasing the attention given by local, state-level, and federal authorities to interstate arms trafficking;
4) Focusing the attention on individuals who traffic weapon models used by gangs;
5) Focusing law enforcement on individuals who act as arms dealers;
6) Trying to restore damaged serial numbers of guns and the ballistic profile of crime guns.
Simultaneously, social service providers, probation officers, churches, and other community groups offered social, professional, and educational programs for gang members.