Review of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’
Violent Crime Impact Team Initiative

Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2006-005
May 2006
Office of the Inspector General

EXECUTIVE DIGEST LIST OF ACRONYMS BACKGROUND PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY RESULTS OF THE REVIEW ATF’S VCIT Strategy Selection of VCIT Locations ATF Direction and Oversight Evaluation Plan ATF’s Claim of VCIT Success Is Based on Insufficient Data CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS APPENDICES: VCIT Data Collection Form VCIT Coordinator Survey VCIT Performance Report ATF’s Response to the Draft Report The OIG’s Analysis of ATF’s Response