"Broken windows" is basically bullshit and stop and frisk is downright harmful. But this is actually what (a subset of) policing should look like. Not fishing for felonies but proactive and actually focused on a real (if somewhat minor) harm.
What DC Police Learned About Luring Package Thieves
A low-cost pilot to deter porch pirates by placing trackable boxes as decoys has produced results — and insights — in several Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
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