The Boston Globe reports today compelling evidence in support of the long-debated “broken windows” policing theory that says disorderly conditions breed bad behavior, and that fixing them can help prevent crime.
According to the story researchers working with police in Lowell, Massachusetts found that when street cleaning and patrolling services were improved in 17 crime hot spots around the city, the number of calls made to the police plunged by 20 percent. The number of calls remained steady throughout that time in areas where services were not improved.
The study holds relevance to New Orleans, a city with the dubious…
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The Gambit Weekly takes at look at the potential citizen-driven crime mapping initiatives have to make us safer — and the NOPD’s failure to commit the resources necessary to make it happen.
It’s 8 p.m. on a Friday night. You’ve been spending a few happy hours at a bar in the French Quarter. It’s a cool, crisp fall evening, your apartment is only six blocks away, and you decide to walk. As you make your way to the exit, a friend grabs your arm with one hand while studying a crime map on his iPhone. In the past week, there…
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“We do understand the concern. There were some officers who were not patrolling in their areas assigned. That has clearly been addressed,†Riley said
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