Hartford, Connecticut
Site LE Agency
Hartford Police Department
Site Researcher
Dr. Lisa Barao (Westfield State University)
Site Focus
Gun violence
SPI Strategy
SARA Model, Shooting Response Team
Site Cohort
2021
Site Profile
Small urban area of 18.5 square miles with a population of 121,054
Project Overview
The Hartford Police Department (HPD) hopes to improve police response to non-fatal shootings, as well as clearance of non-fatal shootings. HPD will utilize the SARA Model and a Shooting Response Team. The Shooting Response Team will engage in the following ways: assigning specialized investigators and enhancing investigative effort, adopting a victim-centric investigative approach, engaging in advanced specialized investigative training, and formalizing investigation protocols and peer review of cases.