Safer Era Tests Wisdom of ‘Broken Windows’ Focus on Minor Crime
The death of a Staten Island man after officers tried to arrest him for peddling cigarettes is intensifying scrutiny of the Police Department’s push to arrest people over the most minor offenses. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Crime and Criminals
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