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Federal grants and contracts Comparative data from multiple jurisdictions to identify best practices and support benchmarking Analysis of problems and assessment of different intervention strategies Information, training, and technical assistance Combined and coordinated resources of federal law enforcement agencies Development, evaluation, and promotion of national strategies, e.g. the National Drug Control Strategy and the Integrated Firearms Violence Reduction Strategy Convening authority to develop common goals and objectives, mobilize action, and solve problems Federal resources for both prevention and enforcement National and local level leadership (e.g., through the U.S. Attorneys' Offices) Use of the Government Performance and Results Act as a tool to focus federal resources on results Jurisdiction and prosecution in high-impact, high-profile areas and cross-boundary problems Ability to target and deploy flexible resources to priority problems

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