[Durham INC] Broken windows

[Pat Carstensen]

Evidence of the effectiveness of the "broken windows" theory of crime 
fighting:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/08/breakthrough_on_broken_windows/ 
or http://tinyurl.com/cslqo5
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/Abstract.aspx?id=246202
 


A study from New Jersey shows that Megan's Law -- laws designed to 
identity sex offenders to the communities they live in -- is ineffective 
in reducing sex crimes or deterring recidivists.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/study_finds_megans_law_fails_t_1.html 
or http://tinyurl.com/b2mql2
 

 
Maine man tries to build a dirty bomb and no one cares, probably because 
he isn't Muslim.  White supremacist terrorism just isn't sexy these days.
http://jonathanstray.com/maine-man-tries-to-build-dirty-bomb
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