n.y.p.d. is running an experiment of their own. officers cut back drastically arresting laugh inging half as mm people and writing more than 90% fewer summon. and by turning a blind eye to some minor crimes and making arrests only when they have to u as the poegsst put it the n.y.p.d. has effectively ended broken window policing. and by ending broken windows, the police are actually giving the protesters exactly what they ve been demanding. joining me now, former baltimore police officer, author of cop in the hood. you write about policing.
members of the nypd appear to be running an ex-per tent of their own. for the second week in a row officers cut back drastically arresting half as mm people and writing more than 90% fewer summons than in the same period a year ago. while the police unions denied coordinating a work slowdown the new york post reported the slowdown is yet another public protest against mayor de blasio. there s no evidence that it s affected the crime rate which continuing its downward trend. and by turning a blind eye to some minor crimes and making arrests only when they have to as the post put it, the n.y.p.d. has effectively ended broken window policing. and by ending broken windows, the police are actually giving the protesters exactly what they ve been demanding. joining me now, former baltimore police officer, author of cop in the hood now works at john jay.
106% of black men, from ages 14 to 24 have been stopped and frisked. 106%. the nypd with the unconditional support have stopped and frisked more black men than there are black men in new york city. racial jim natijim nation discrimination is alive and well in the united states. a former baltimore police officer, current professor of criminal justice and author of cop in the hood and political analyst at georgetown university, great to have you all. michael, what is your i think the wilkins story is so incredible and that quote and i m a lawyer and then to see him, what does that say to you that the president has made that appointment? here s a guy who understands what it feelsr average american but especially in this case african-american male who s been subjected to the
to 24 living in new york city, 106% of black men, from ages 14 to 24 have been stopped and frisked. 106%. the nypd with the unconditional support have stopped and frisked more black men than there are black men in new york city. racial jim jim nation discrimination is alive and well in the united states. a former baltimore police officer, current professor of criminal justice and author of cop in the hood and political analyst at georgetown university, great to have you all. michael, what is your i think the wilkins story is so incredible and that quote and i m a lawyer and then to see him, what does that say to you that the president has made that appointment? here s a guy who understands
the law. drugstores became liquor stores because they could dispense medicinal alcohol. historian michael learner notes, the growth of the illegal liquor trade under prohibition made criminals of millions of americans. as the decades progressed, the courtrooms and jails aoverflowed and the legal system failed to keep up. the greatest unintended consequences of prohibition however was the plainest to see, the solution the united states had revised to address the problem of alcohol abuse had instead made the problem even worse. live free or die, indeed. i want to bring in peter, author of a fantastic book that i read about a year ago. it took with me ever sense, called cop in the hood former baltimore police officer. great to have you here. thanks for having me on. i think we sort of set up this idea of enforcement and what we enforce and how we choose to enforce what we