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Broken windows is not writing tickets for everything. broken windows is a problem-solving approach. to say you, as a member of the community, what makes you afraid. this is what were going to focus on. it does focus on the little things but intelligently and using discretion. so, in some ways, now, we have a clean fleet almost, if you want to be an optimist. >> one of the data points presented today was that the percentage of arrests from stop and frisk is going up so youre pulling people over l...

Experiment of their own. officers cut back drastically arresting half as mm people and writing more than 90% fewer summon. and by turning a blind eye to some minor crimes and making arrests only when they have to u as the post put it, the n.y.p.d. has effectively ended broken window policing. and by ending broken windows, the police are actually giving the protesters exactly what theyve been demanding. joining me now, former baltimore police officer, author of cop in the hood. you write about po...

One of the things, i think, i was e aumgsi always was curious about was the perspective towards the practice. there was some who like it. obviously, some participated in the lawsuit that ended up getting unconstitutional. but a lot of your sort of run of the mill officers basically says is the refut of that theer e theory. >> yes, and i started hearing from student police officers of mine that basically, the quota pressure kicked in a little less than a decade ago. and so they werent making stop...

N.y.p.d. is running an experiment of their own. officers cut back drastically arresting laugh inging half as mm people and writing more than 90% fewer summon. and by turning a blind eye to some minor crimes and making arrests only when they have to u as the poegsst put it the n.y.p.d. has effectively ended broken window policing. and by ending broken windows, the police are actually giving the protesters exactly what theyve been demanding. joining me now, former baltimore police officer, author ...

Lets pat ourselves on the back and well go from here. >> whats the understanding? one of the things, i think, i was i always was curious about was the perspective towards the practice. there was some who like it. obviously, some participated in the lawsuit that ended up getting unconstitutional. but a lot of your sort of run of the mill officers basically says is the refut of that theer e theory. >> yes, and i started hearing from student police officers of mine that basically, the quota pressur...

But it should be implemented on an individualized officers encounter. i did it many times myself of frisking people i thought might be a danger to me or other officers nearby or thought could have a weapon or might escape. its not, when its implemented as a policy this is what outraged the citizens. in other words just go out and stop and frisk everyone you see. same thing with broken windows. you know ive been in presentation when the commissioner was there at the executive research forum, the ...

>> lets face it. >> they are going to spiral into the bigger criminals and new york will be less safe. >> this is the problem with the argument against the broken window. they always talk about spiting or pot. i think they were talking graffiti. >> are you listening? they were talking about broken windows. thats the worst crime of all. thats the worst thing. i dont like broken windows. >> thats true. >> i represent people who are charged with everything as minor as public your nation to -- >> th...

Get this back. the mayor has to have a town hall to reestablish a working relationship. the police have to remember who they are working for. they have made certain obligations to the mayor and city of new york. i also think were on the verge of a major debate in this country about policing. this whole point of how much they push on victimless crime. he came into office broken windows. the smallest thing the police had to crack down on. what youre beginning to see are police now questioning whet...

Thats never asked, juan, police departments have been trained, the federal government could not find anything wrong with nypd in their investigations with eric holder. what exactly needs to be reformed? we hear the talk of reform. we never hear specifics. the reason is theres very little to be done. theres always training and always community relations, theres beat cops, broken windows, programs that are in place and effective in all communities regardless of color. and the police across this na...

Would hear that there are a lot of people on the street who feel the police are not protecting and serving them. >> there are people who feel they are protecting -- >> i know. >> why dont you talk about the people. >> i feel theyre protecting my property and my life, but im just telling you especially when it comes to poor people, especially people of color, that that trust has broken down and to call for police reforms is not to say you hate the cops. i love -- hook. >> look, what needs to be r...