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Not to start a flurry of competing studies, but there are alternative
approaches that also work. For example: From the <i>Center on Juvenile
and Criminal Justice</i>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cjcj.org/pubs/windows/windows.html">http://www.cjcj.org/pubs/windows/windows.html</a> <br>
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The conclusion in the Executive Summary states:<br>
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"The study shows that strict law enforcement approaches emphasizing
arrests, prosecutions, convictions, and incarceration do not reduce
crime rates. By following an opposite approach to cities such as New
York, San Francisco achieved dramatic reductions in crime that exceeded
most other national cities while decreasing arrest rates and reducing
prison commitments by 67%. Based on this study, a reexamination of
popular assumptions about crime and crime control are necessary."<br>
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More recently there is the Washington Post column
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46381-2005Jan29.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46381-2005Jan29.html</a> "A
Crack in the Broken-Windows Theory."<br>
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This all begs the question, 'instead of what?' I seem to remember that
the folks north of 410 and west of the tracks feel that 'no one ever
comes over here (unless they want our vote)!' Which other part of town
should be added to the list? I can't remember his name but there was a
resident at the meeting last Monday (and will be there on the 5th) who
wants to have a protest demonstration in front of the 7-11 on
Kenilworth to dissuade the people hanging around, "hassling people and
dealing drugs".<br>
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Its all a matter of priorities. <br>
<br>
Lou<br>
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Roland Walker wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Are
you suggesting we put "roses" above other priorities? Or are you suggesting
we raise taxes for the express purpose of eliminating roses from our town?
Lets take a vote on that.
In a zero sum game if one thing wins something loses. What do you
suggest?
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