More than a decade after a revolutionary approach to policing sent crime in New York City tumbling to lows not experienced since the early `60s, new evidence suggests that it continues to work. Consider it the latest validation of the so-called "broken window" theory of policing: Cracking down on petty crime not only leads to the apprehension of wanted felons, but stops low-level criminals before they move on to more serious crimes.
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