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The New Policing, Philip B. Heymann
The New Policing, Philip B. Heymann
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article explores new forms of policing in New York, Chicago, and Boston. These cities developed new policing strategies that each involves a different combination of problem solving and new forms of "community policing". The article explores whether these developments resulted in crime reduction and changes in belief in the efficacy of policing. The article concludes by considering the costs of the resulting increased security - reduction in democratic control of policing and increased risk to civil liberties.
Street Stops And Broken Windows: Terry, Race, And Disorder In New York City, Jeffrey Fagan, Garth Davies
Street Stops And Broken Windows: Terry, Race, And Disorder In New York City, Jeffrey Fagan, Garth Davies
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article explores patterns of police "stop and frisk" activity across New York City neighborhoods. While “Broken Windows” theory may account for higher stop and frisk activity for “quality of life” crimes, the authors suggest neighborhood characteristics like racial composition, poverty levels, and extent of social disorganization are strong predictors of race- and crime-specific stops. The authors consider whether street-stops in various neighborhoods comply with the Terry standard of reasonable suspicion as insight into the social and strategic meaning of policing. Their empirical evidence suggests policing focuses on policing poor people in poor places. Their strategy departs from "Broken Windows" …
Why Did People Stop Committing Crimes? An Essay About Criminology And Ideology, George L. Kelling
Why Did People Stop Committing Crimes? An Essay About Criminology And Ideology, George L. Kelling
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This essay considers the sharp decline in crime that was observed in 1994 in New York City and across the nation. The author suggests that crime reduction in various areas must be understood in a local context. This article discusses the steps New York City took prior to the observed crime reduction. The essay then discusses how urban renewal projects, weakening institutional control of youth behavior, and highly centralized facilities and strategies of law enforcement may have contributed to the violence of the 1980's. The author concludes that bad social policies contributed to elevated the crime rate and improvement of …
How Do We Reduce Crime And Preserve Human Decency? The Role Of Leadership In Policing For A Democratic Society, Benjamin B. Tucker
How Do We Reduce Crime And Preserve Human Decency? The Role Of Leadership In Policing For A Democratic Society, Benjamin B. Tucker
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This essay cautions that the successes in crime reduction cannot be sustained unless police-community relations improve. The essay discusses progress and development in law enforcement, documents the innovative rise in community policing, and concludes with suggestions on how to improve police-community tension, particularly tension between law enforcement and minority communities.
Rebellious Or Regnant: Police Brutality Lawyering In New York City, Jessica A. Rose
Rebellious Or Regnant: Police Brutality Lawyering In New York City, Jessica A. Rose
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The author encourages progressive lawyers of New York City to adopt a more rebellious form of practice to combat police brutality while empowering the client and community. This comment analyzes legal representation of New York police brutality victims through the perspective of Professor Gerald Lopez's theory of rebellious lawyering. The comment first describes rebellious lawyering and includes criticism and discussion of other related theories. Next, the author discusses leading methods of representation used in New York City in police brutality cases and the regnant and rebellious characteristics of each method. The author finds that a more creative and rebellious method …
Law And Disorder: Is Effective Law Enforcement Inconsistent With Good Police-Community Relations?, William J. Bratton, Andrew G. Celli, Paul Chevigny, Johnnie L. Cochran
Law And Disorder: Is Effective Law Enforcement Inconsistent With Good Police-Community Relations?, William J. Bratton, Andrew G. Celli, Paul Chevigny, Johnnie L. Cochran
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This roundtable discusses crime reduction and police-community relations. Professor Chevigny asserted that violation of rights is an unacceptable trade-off for more effective law enforcement and advocated problem-solving policing. Commissioner Bratton discussed the compatibility of civil liberties and civil police and his work as commissioner. Attorney Lynch discussed the federal government's role in handling law enforcement as it relates to community relations by discussing the cases the federal government handles and the federal government 's powers and abilities in this area. Mr. Celli discussed the Attorney General Office's study of the New York City Police Department, theories behind the New York …