Weed and Seed, a community-based strategy sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), is an innovative, comprehensive multiagency approach to law enforcement, crime prevention, and community revitalization.

The strategy involves a two-pronged approach: law enforcement agencies and prosecutors cooperate in "weeding out" violent criminals and drug abusers and public agencies and community-based private organizations collaborate to "seed" much-needed human services, including prevention, intervention, treatment, and neighborhood restoration programs. A community-oriented policing component bridges the weeding and seeding elements.

Meetings:
The Hartford Weed and Seed Steering Committee meets at 5:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at the Artist Collective, 1200 Albany Avenue, Hartford.  For more information contact Hartford Police Deputy Chief John K. Horvath at 860-757-4215.

2009 Hartford Weed and Seed Committee Members

City of Hartford Weed and Seed Catchment Area Map

U.S. Department of Justice Weed and Seed Programs in Connecticut

Links of Interest:
(New) USDOJ Report of School Bullying
USDOJ Weed and Seed Data Center
U.S. Department of Justice Weed and Seed Program Background
Justice Research and Statistic Association
Weed and Seed Program Data Collection

Archives:
1999 Hartford Case Study - U.S. Department of Justice