Fighting Crime From Above?

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Entries Tagged as 'Public Policy Failure'

Lower Manhattan Security Initiative: A complete waste of money

June 10th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict, Public Policy Failure

Yesterday a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan which had security officers, security gates and plenty of CCTV cameras was bombed.  The whole incident was broadcast on TV.

Does this unfortunate incident mean that Deputy Commissioner of Counter-Terrorism of the New York City Police Department Richard Falkenrath has made misleading statements?
Mr Falkenrath, referring to the the Lower Manhattan Security [...]

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Gun shot detectors: Pushing murder into the next town?

May 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Public Policy Failure, Public Surveillance Failure

This is a story of three neighboring communities with higher than average crime rates:  East Orange, Newark, and Irvington.  All three communities are located in New Jersey.
It started in 2007 when East Orange declared that their embrace of CCTV and gunshot detectors lowered crime rates and murders from 2003 to 2006. During that very [...]

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