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Public Advocate expresses concerns about 'broken windows' policing
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Jumaane Williams voices concerns about a potential return to 'broken windows' policing strategies and their implications.
- References a past meeting with George Kelling, one of the originators of the 'broken windows' theory
- Emphasizes that 'broken windows' issues don't always require police intervention
- Suggests that overreliance on police for minor issues can lead to unnecessary tensions
- Advocates for alternative approaches to addressing community problems
Jumaane Williams
0:43:45
Just wanted to add based on some of the things that I heard that sound a lot like returning to some broken windows type policing.
0:43:52
I sat and met with George Kelly during the height of the abuses of Stop Question and Frisk to get an understanding of what he was thinking and he agreed with me that broken windows do not have to be fixed by police, meaning that police do not have to be the ones sent there all the time and it was concerned about the reputation it was it was getting.
0:44:10
Recidivism has always been an issue.
0:44:12
I'd be interested to see where it was before 2018.