Monday, May 11, 2015

Broken Windows & Quality-of-Life Policing in New York City


NYPD Commissioner William Bratton Releases Report

Over a single weekend in April, 21 separate shootings across New York City left three people dead and 23 others wounded. It was a grim reminder of a time when the city was far less safe than it is today—and a glimpse at where Gotham could be headed if its city council succeeds in rolling back Broken Windows policing. NYPD Commissioner William Bratton released a new report last week arguing that the strategy he pioneered in the early 90s keeps crime down by preventing petty criminals from “graduating” to felons.

Click on the following link to review Commissioner Bratton's report.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_planning/qol.pdf

Source: Daniel Schwen

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