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Broken Windows and Broken Policing

from 8 August 2020

Rudy Giuliani’s ‘zero tolerance’ attitude to community policing was rooted not in right-wing talking points, but in the liberal politics of the Civil Rights era.

In 1982, George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson published an article in the Atlantic which transformed policing in the United States.Titled ‘Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety’, it argued that city police should aggressively clamp down on low-level street disorder – panhandling, prostitution, loitering ‘youths’ – in order to prevent more serious crime. Responding with enthusiasm, police departments across the US began implementing their own ‘broken windows’ or ‘zero tolerance’ strategies, saturating poor neighbourhoods with police and dramatically escalating their arrest rates for minor offences. 

Broken windows policing was a critical driver of mass incarceration in America. Yet, significantly, its origins lay not in the feverish cries for ‘law-and-order’ from conservative firebrands such as Barry Goldwater, or President Reagan. Rather, the idea arose out of liberal attempts to reform law-enforcement after the urban uprisings of the 1960s. Indeed, Kelling and Wilson rooted their Atlantic article in research they had undertaken at the Police Foundation, a think-tank established in 1970 to help pioneer ‘community policing’ in cities across America.

In the four years after 1964, a wave of urban rebellions swept across the US, often precipitated by racist acts of police violence: over 150 cities erupted in 1967 alone. The Kerner Commission, established that year by President Lyndon B. Johnson to uncover the causes of the disorder, concluded that for many African Americans the police ‘have come to symbolize white power, white racism, and white repression’. ‘The fact is’, the report added, ‘many police do reflect and express these white attitudes.’ 

For liberal lawmakers and some police officials, the solution lay in strengthening the links between local law enforcement and the communities they served. This meant officers getting out of their patrol cars and familiarising themselves with the neighbourhoods they policed. In many cities, police began attending community association meetings, giving talks at local schools and offering ‘ride alongs’ for curious local residents.

Drawing together this nascent community policing movement was the think tank Police Foundation. Established in 1970 with a multi-million dollar grant from the Ford Foundation – a left-leaning philanthropic organisation – the Police Foundation was designed to act as a catalyst for liberal police reform nationwide, providing funds and expertise to reforming police chiefs across the country. With the federal government largely focused on bolstering police arsenals with new weaponry and equipment, Ford hoped to assist the emerging community orientated approaches.

Initially, rank-and-file officers greeted the Police Foundation with disdain. Its community policing projects were viewed as ‘soft’; a shadow of ‘real’ police work. Many also pointed to its links with the Ford Foundation; Ford had spent the 1960s assisting the Civil Rights movement in America (even funding a few ‘Black Power’ groups), acquiring a reputation as a home for ‘bleeding heart liberals’. Its transition into police reform was therefore regarded with intense suspicion: ‘When an organization having a history of financing Black Powerites sets up an agency to develop more modern police forces’, one Ohio newspaper observed bitterly, ‘the police had better watch out.’ 

Ford worked hard to counteract this notion that its efforts were a threat to police power. The Police Foundation was set up as a separate entity and the board staffed with high-ranking police officers and conservative academics. This signalled the Foundation’s intention to work with police in the quest for reform; reform was necessary, but it had to be done in a way ‘acceptable to the law enforcement community’. This, however, limited the kind of reform the Foundation was able to contemplate; by opting to work within the law-enforcement community, its influence now depended on the cooperation of the police. 

During the 1970s, the Police Foundation collaborated with local police departments on a series of experiments into community-orientated patrol. Led by George Kelling, these suggested that foot patrols reduce crime. By walking through the neighbourhood, the police were better able to work with its residents; it encouraged them to enforce order in the streets, creating an atmosphere less conducive to serious crime.

This emphasis on ‘order-maintenance’ policing formed the basis of Kelling and Wilson’s 1982 Atlantic article, ‘Broken Windows’.To justify this shift in police practice,they sketched a vision of low-level urban disorder left unchecked: ‘If a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken.’ This then attracts ‘drunks, addicts, rowdy teenagers, prostitutes, loiterers’, creating an intimidating atmosphere that breaks down community controls – ultimately allowing more serious crime to flourish.

‘Broken Windows’ offered a vision of community safety with an enhanced role for the police. While some sociologists have since cast doubt on the theory, many police and politicians adopted it with enthusiasm. Broken windows-style policing offered departments a way to increase their funding, power and discretion and offered elected officials a ‘scientific’ and more enlightened mode of crime control that could tackle voter concern over street crime.

The strategy soon swept across the US. Kelling and Wilson’s article directly informed mayor Rudy Giuliani’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policing initiative in New York City during the 1990s, which saw the NYPD aggressively enforce misdemeanour laws against public drinking, graffiti and turnstile-jumping. Giuliani’s apparent success ‘cleaning up’ New York City received global attention and the broken windows strategy was embraced by US mayors across the political spectrum. 

Reflecting later in life, Kelling remained adamant that his theory was a pioneering example of ‘community policing’. When it was applied in practice, however, he acknowledged that police had sometimes used the strategy to stop, frisk and arrest increasing numbers of Americans – focusing their efforts disproportionately on Black communities. During the War on Drugs of the 1980s and 1990s, it was also used to legitimise the aggressive sweeps of entire neighbourhoods. And from New York City to San Francisco, broken windows policing drove a shift towards punitive solutions to a range of social problems, including homelessness, addiction and mental health.

Calls for the ‘defunding’ or ‘abolition’ of the police have grown in recent months. In contrast to these demands, the Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has instead pledged more money for the police: $300 million for enhanced ‘community policing’. As the history of community policing shows, the strategy has not always been effective at restraining police power. By leaving reform largely in the hands of the police, the strategy was rapidly co-opted into a mechanism that knit the police ever more tightly into certain neighbourhoods, often leading to a cycle of surveillance, arrest and incarceration.

Sam Collings-Wells is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge studying policing in the Empire and the UK. {read}

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THEORY: Cassandra originally from Saporiа.

Welcome. As promised, I'll try to do more telrii for you. You all know the theory that Cassandra could be mother Gothel's daughter. It is quite a good theory, because many factors indicate its correctness: the similarity in appearance, character. Yes, even in the timeline it is possible to enter, because Cass is older than Rapunzel for four years. However, this theory has one "but" that can completely deprive it of any raisins...

Gothel will leave Cassandra. It doesn't matter what age Cass was then - still a baby or at the age of four, just before Rapunzel was kidnapped. It's disgusting for a mother, but it's normal for Gothel. Do you think that after such an act Cassandra will rush to take a shower and betray Rapunzel? She even more understand my friend and will never betray her! In the end, Cassandra is not stupid, she understands the world, and even the fact that if Rape and killed Gothel will not change the fact that the mother of witches was bad.

However, the theory I'm going to tell you about can break this "but" and explain why Cassandra betrayed Rapunzel and what she saw outside the door. For those of you who have forgotten a little, I'll bring you up to speed. Saporia is a state, which, a few centuries ago, waged war with the Corona. However, later the rulers of these States decided to go to a truce, tying his world marriage. However, as we learned from the book "Rapunzel and the Lost Lagoon", the Corona was at pains to suppress everything connected with Saporia. It got to the point that even saporians language known only to historians. In connection with these facts, a group of saporians United in a separatist movement that vowed to strike at the Corona and destroy it. And the ashes of the old world to revive Saрoriа in the former power. Now the theory...

Cassandra is originally from Saporiti. Why would I? Well, firstly, when it comes to Saporiа - always next to Cassandra. The ninth episode of the first season fully dedicated to, as Cass tries to crack spy Saporiа - Hubert. Also in the sixteenth series of the second season, "Rapunzel: Day one", our heroines get to the town, which is completely marked with signs of Saporia. (Strange that they didn't pay attention to it.) Subsequently, using the book the doctor from Saporiа, Cassandra is trying to regain the memory of Rapunzel. And what is most interesting - we do not know where the book went. Maybe Cassandra kept it?

Secondly, don't you think that General Shampanier something like Cassandra? Both are warlike virgins, fairly stubborn and confident. Yes, and something even they look similar, don't you think? And most importantly...

A dramatic past. Because of that many liked powerit with "Eugene - the Dark Prince"? For the drama we were shown, how Eugene is aware of this fact and can not understand who he is now. If Gothel is really Cassandra's mother, then with her again, this trick will be very difficult to crank. But if Cassandra's parents are Saporians - easily! They might do for love, Cassandra, but to leave her, Stobie not to endanger on the part of the Corona, because as we know, the Corona of all sorts of forces trying to destroy the old Saporia. I present to you personally my vision of this scene: "Cassandra's Parents play nice with the baby, call it "Bright ray of the moon." Suddenly there is a knock at the door. The guards came. Saporians understand that they are finished, but decide to save at life Cassandra. Her father takes her in his arms and carries her to the lullaby. Finally, he kisses her on the forehead and says, "You have a great future, Cassie." Then he closes the door and locks it. We hear the sounds of battle, the cries of parents, and then silence. Little Cassandra's crying. Suddenly enters the room with the Captain of the guard. He sees Cassandra, but instead of killing her, he takes her in his arms and says, "don't be afraid, girl. These people could have raised you to be a murderer. But we saved you. I'll take care of you." »

Do you have any idea what a psychological blow Cassandra would get if she saw something like that outside the door? She, who gave her whole life to protect the Corona, sees all the atrocities of her state. Sees by the King's orders to kill people just because they go against the government. Naturally, she ignites hatred to the Corona, and in particular - to Royal family, member of which is Rapunzel, and to his adopted father, which first brazenly killed real parents Cass, and then quietly took its under its wing. More than that, Cassandra's act - namely, the abduction of Opal - fits very well with the wording of the Separatists prophecy: "to Strike an unexpected blow to the Corona." Well, what do you think about this theory?

(I will insert here a picture from the magnificent @qu-r, because it is firstly beautiful, and secondly can be true.)

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Nii on. Evelinil algas kaugtöönädal, kus proovin kaasa tiksuda reisisaatjana. Mis tähendab, et iga päev alates kella 15-23:00 on mul oma aeg. Hommikul tuleb leida aktiviteete, et meelt lahutada ja keha jahutada ning õhtul selle pealt produktiivsus piirajasse lasta. Ehk siis hommikul passid rannas ja õhtul loodad, et wifi kiirus oleks piisav, sest vastasel juhul süüakse keegi elusalt lihtsalt ära.

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Kohalikud kalamehed olid õngedega munadeni vees, bambuskotid õlal ja püüdsid mingisuguseid ahvena-laadseid aga rohkem lapikuid rõõbasid. Suuruse järgi arvestades keegi nüüd ülemäära kõhtu seal neist täitma ei hakanud, aga nii ma siis seal passisin ca. tund ja poolteist. Aeg lendas, mõtted lendasid, pisikesi kala-juppe tuli järjepanu ja suures pildis oli päris žen olla. Hetkeks sadas mingit vihma-laadset asja ka taevast, aga see väga ei häirinud. Surfikunnid olid kõik taamal merel, aga miskipärast väga lainet ei liikunud ja seal oli ka rohkem selline matuse meeleolu.

Lõunapausil istusime jälle raudratsu selga ja vurasime warungi-laadsesse itaalia söögikohta Rolling Fork. Minule pitsa, Evelinile fruitbowl ja tagasi majutusse. 

Algas töönädal - Evelinil strateegiapäev ja e-mailide sisse tõmbamine (loe: päris tonni lugemata e-maili täis kahjuks ei tulnud 3 nädalaga). Kuna ma olen ikkagi iga päev siin tunni-kaks erinevaid projekte vedanud, siis sellist massi e-maile mul ette näidata ei olnud. Pigem vaatasin lihtsalt üle, mis jooksvate projektidega toimub ja mis projektidega edasi tegelen. Kuna mulle meeldib erinevaid uusi ja ägedaid projekte käivitada, siis ON AEG! Elu on täis väljakutseid ja mõni uus projekt-keika ei teeks paha. Powerit on, nüüd on otsingute aeg ja siis SÕIDAME! :) Kuna mingi hetk kadus meil villas internet ära või õigemini elekter, siis pidime kolima ca. kilomeetri kaugusele Warungi, et emalõvi kedagi ära ei sööks. Ja nii jätkus töö kuni kl 22. Täiesti eestilik argielu-värk lihtsalt maailma teises otsas.

Õhtuks oli Evelini postkast oluliselt tühjem. Sain ise ka mingid ideed liikuma nii et võib öelda - great success! Ja nii tundub, et juhtub ka järgnevatel päevadel. Uluwatu-open-office’i nädalal on päevaplaanis rohkem tööd kui meelelahutust. Kuigi ma ütlesin, et meelelahutuse pealt kokku ei hoia, siis midagi peab välja mõtlema. Pole minu moodi niisama tühja tiksuda.. Sorri, et nii monotoonne! Homme paremini.. :D

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Seven Things Nobody Told You About Credit Restoration.

For the uninitiated, credit restoration refers to the process of improving one’s credit scores after something like bankruptcy or foreclosure has caused them to plummet into the less-than-stellar territory. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to get quality information about credit restoration from reliable sources due to misleading information and bad advice from companies that make money off of selling expensive credit restoration services. Today we’re going to look at some of the most common myths about credit restoration and explain why they just don’t hold water.

1.Credit bureaus have unlimited power

It’s no secret that credit bureaus have a lot of power when it comes to your financial life, but what you might not know is that they can be held liable for things like falsely reporting incorrect information, or purposely being slow in getting information updated on time. In other words, credit bureaus are like little angels to lenders; if something isn’t working as it should, take your complaint to a different level of authority and see if you can bring about change. If all else fails, you could always consider taking legal action against them through one of many class-action lawsuits that are active at any given time in America today — though doing so is by no means easy or cheap.

2.All your information goes into one report

Contrary to popular belief, debt settlement is a terrible idea for an average American trying to improve their credit score. Debt settlement companies are often little more than scams that take your money with no guarantee of any results or refund. With a little self-education and some patience, you’ll be able to handle your credit issues on your own in no time—and save yourself a ton of cash in the process!

3.Don’t hire an attorney right away

If you think it’s necessary to hire an attorney immediately after a black mark hits your credit report, there are some things you should know first: An attorney will probably cost thousands of dollars, even if they end up getting your case dismissed or withdrawn; and depending on how long ago your mistake happened, it may not be worth trying to repair your record anymore—especially if it’s been more than seven years since you made a major error on your report. As tempting as hiring an attorney is, follow these steps first. See if one of them helps resolve your issue before paying someone else to get involved in such a personal matter. Credit bureaus value customers that can prove their identity, so try one (or all) of these methods before jumping into action: Get a credit freeze: Credit freezes can help protect you from identity theft for about $10-$20 per bureau per year. It’s free at Equifax and TransUnion in certain states like Texas, Michigan, Connecticut, and California for everyone. Add additional security features to accounts: Many creditors offer additional features (like call centers) that add extra layers of security between yourself and fraudulent activity from happening again.

4.The debt settlement companies that call you are scammers

True, unless you want to give up your money for nothing in return. Instead of signing with a debt settlement company, consider trying to negotiate directly with your creditors—you might be surprised at how much they’re willing to knock off your balance when you offer to pay in full. If that sounds like too much effort, try calling them yourself instead of letting another company do it for you. Creditors would rather hear from you than have a third party call and haggle on your behalf, but even if they won’t cut you any deals face-to-face, being knowledgeable about what’s available and discussing your options will give you an advantage next time someone calls offering debt consolidation or credit repair services.

5.These companies want to take as much of your money as possible

A lot of these credit restoration companies are out to make a quick buck off your desperation for an easier life. They will promise you that they have a way of fixing your credit, but then only give you a short time to pay their exorbitant fees. If you do not pay those exorbitant fees, they will pull back on their service and ultimately leave you in your difficult situation with even less hope than before you hired them. The best thing to do is avoid any services like these altogether; instead, look into ways where other people have helped themselves by restoring their credit report and take advantage of that knowledge as well rather than paying someone else who has no incentive to help you whatsoever. These people could care less about helping you, only making money off of you. It’s more important than ever to check up on yourself and work hard towards getting ahead rather than fall victim to another person trying to profit from your misfortune. Be smart! Be safe!

6.There is no quick fix

Get a copy of your credit report and score from each of three agencies (experts say at least). Look for errors or inaccuracies and dispute them with that agency’s bureau, says Consumer Action. Some mistakes can be easily fixed by you; for example, if someone stole your identity and opened an account in your name, contact creditors to let them know it were not you who opened that account.

Don’t believe it when a company claims they will help with removing negative information from your report if you sign up today—it doesn’t work that way. It takes time.

In general, don’t pay money upfront to get help repairing your credit. Credit repair companies must register with state authorities and follow their rules regarding fees and disclosures, but there are still rip-offs out there so take care when choosing a credit repair firm.

If you’re offered debt consolidation to pay off multiple debts at one time using another loan—beware! You may be better off just paying more toward what you owe, Henderson says. Consolidation should always provide some sort of economic benefit.

While no amount of credit repair is going to hurt your credit rating once you have paid all bills on time consistently, credit repair is only legal during the year leading up to a mortgage application.

Keep copies of everything related to fixing any credit problems, including correspondence with creditors and proof that payments were made. This will help any future creditor or lender see you’ve been proactive about improving your financial situation by turning things around.

Credit bureaus do make mistakes and if yours has, fight back to correct it. Many states require these credit bureaus to investigate disputes before taking action against you.

Take advantage of your rights under Fair Credit Reporting Act(FCRA) even if your dispute isn’t resolved immediately. That might mean writing letters directly to credit bureaus or even small claims court in extreme cases.

7.Here are some things you can do on your own

Verify your identity; Enroll in a credit-monitoring service and check your credit reports for inaccuracies; Shred old documents that contain personal information like Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, etc.; Freeze your credit reports at each of three major bureaus, which prevents potential creditors from gaining access to them without permission; Monitor your accounts for fraudulent charges and activity – contact any company immediately if you notice anything strange; Consider signing up for an individual security program (IPSP), like one offered by Experian or Equifax, or a similar service through TransUnion or Innovis Credit Union. These services monitor your account on an ongoing basis and provide another layer of protection against fraud. They have their drawbacks but are still worth considering. Once you’ve cleaned things up as much as possible, it’s time to address what happened.

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