MSNBC MSNBC Live With Ali Velshi August 20, 2019 19:52:00
While bill bratton was the commissioner. while mr. bratton was head of new york transit police in 1990, he ordered police to arrest as many turn style jumpers. that used to be a big thing in new york. they found that 1 in 7 arrested was wanted for other crimes and that 1 in 20 carried a knife or weapon. these are the things often cited in "broken windows" type policing. what is your experience with it? >> i was a prosecutor in the mid-80s in new york. when i first came in, "broken windows" was being utilized. it was one thing. and then crack came to new york. suddenly arrested ballooned, murde...
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