General Category > Crime And Punishment

HOW NOT TO FIGHT CRIME

(1/1)

rangerrebew:
HOW NOT TO FIGHT CRIME
 Daniel Greenfield  June 05, 2023
“I will not stand by and let criminals undermine our economy and the livelihood of New Yorkers. We are going to act,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed.


After announcing a 44% increase in retail theft in one year, Adams promised a bold new effort called “Second Chance” and “Re-Engaging Store Theft Offenders and Retail Establishments (RESTORE)” that will allow shoplifters “to avoid prosecution or incarceration by meaningfully engaging with services to help address underlying factors that lead to shoplifting.”

What “underlying factors” led gangs to steal hundreds of thousands worth of jewels or handbags, pack them up and walk away, or roll a trash can full of them down the street?

The root cause of the crime wave is a lack of consequences.

“Last year alone, 327 repeat offenders were responsible for 30 percent of the more than 22,000 retail thefts across our city.,” Adams noted.

http://www.danielgreenfield.org/2023/06/how-not-to-fight-crime.html

DefiantMassRINO:
When communities move away from the Broken Window Theory of Policing, criminals get emboldened, and as many criminals do, they escalate behavior with each subsequent criminal act.

mountaineer:

--- Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on June 07, 2023, 03:45:33 pm ---When communities move away from the Broken Window Theory of Policing, criminals get emboldened, and as many criminals do, they escalate behavior with each subsequent criminal act.

--- End quote ---
Exactly. That's the style of policing with a proven record of success.

Kamaji:

--- Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on June 07, 2023, 03:45:33 pm ---When communities move away from the Broken Window Theory of Policing, criminals get emboldened, and as many criminals do, they escalate behavior with each subsequent criminal act.

--- End quote ---

Yup.  And New York seems hell-bent on continually proving that point.

Navigation

[0] Message Index