In 1998, New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reported from 1993 to 1997, felony complaints decreased 44.3 percent. This included a 60.2 percent drop in murders and nonnegligent homicides, a 12.4 percent drop in forcible rape, a 48.4 percent drop in robbery, and a 45.7 drop in burglary. Mayor Giuliani credited Bratton and his "zero-tolerance" policing as a major factor in crime reduction. Mayor Giuliani and Commissioner Bratton also acknowledged that "Compstat", which was developed by Bratton, played a part in reducing crime. Compstat is a system that provides up-to-date crime data to police managers, who in turn deploy their personnel where needed or to "hotspots". Compstat was built on four concepts: 1) accurate and timely intelligence, 2) rapid
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Greene argues that the decrease in crime experienced by New York City was a trend experienced nationwide. Greene states that the problem-oriented policing model (community policing) applied in San Diego, CA, resulted in a decrease in crime, but with less public negative impact in regards to zero-tolerance policing. Most researchers believe that a decrease in crack cocaine use, alcohol consumption, a stronger economy, and changing demographics were the contributing factors in New York City's lower crime …show more content…
Meares states that communities that have strong social organization (i.e.; cohesive friendship, neighborhood watch, church groups, supervised teens, etc.) have less crime than a comparative community with no social organization. Meares provides the "get tough" campaign as an example. The "get tough" laws are directed at incarceration low-level drug dealers. Meares states that while there are short-term effects, they are "washed out" by the long-term effects, which includes damage to family ties, hardship in finding employment (post-prison) and social
Greene argues that the decrease in crime experienced by New York City was a trend experienced nationwide. Greene states that the problem-oriented policing model (community policing) applied in San Diego, CA, resulted in a decrease in crime, but with less public negative impact in regards to zero-tolerance policing. Most researchers believe that a decrease in crack cocaine use, alcohol consumption, a stronger economy, and changing demographics were the contributing factors in New York City's lower crime …show more content…
Meares states that communities that have strong social organization (i.e.; cohesive friendship, neighborhood watch, church groups, supervised teens, etc.) have less crime than a comparative community with no social organization. Meares provides the "get tough" campaign as an example. The "get tough" laws are directed at incarceration low-level drug dealers. Meares states that while there are short-term effects, they are "washed out" by the long-term effects, which includes damage to family ties, hardship in finding employment (post-prison) and social