Broken Windows theory
How Illegal Cigarettes Get Smuggled and Sold in New York City
I spent a day with a guy who traffics "loosies" in Staten Island.
Omnipresence Is the Newest NYPD Tactic You’ve Never Heard Of
The cops in New York City are stationing officers and floodlights in high-crime housing projects.
Exclusive Video: Did the NYPD Really Need to Pepper-Spray a Guy Waiting for the Train?
The latest casualty of New York City's controversial policing scheme, which critics say targets people of color for victimless crimes, was a young man waiting for the subway in Brooklyn.
The NYPD's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
A series of horrific videos showing flagrant brutality by cops has NYC's progressive mayor and his controversial police commissioner on the defensive.
Detroit's New Policing Strategy Is Stop-And-Frisk on a Massive Scale
The Detroit Police Department has come a long way since the days when its cops were the deadliest in America. But the DPD's "broken windows" tactics are just excessive force in another form.
Why People of Color in New York City Still Don't Trust the Cops
Broken Windows policing targets racial minorities.
Why Did Police Arrest This Man In Front of His Kids at Eric Garner's Funeral?
NYC resident Eric Garner's death via police chokehold has been officially ruled a homicide. So why did cops arrest another man outside his funeral even though he wasn't doing anything illegal at the time?
Why Are New York City Cops Cracking Down on Subway Panhandlers?
"Broken Windows theory" is a bad idea that just won't die.