Comments on: The Streets of the Hilltop http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/08/04/the-streets-of-the-hilltop/ Up To The Minute Analysis Of Ohio Public Policy Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:34:40 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: token liberal http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/08/04/the-streets-of-the-hilltop/comment-page-1/#comment-4709 token liberal Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:27:03 +0000 http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/?p=4364#comment-4709 Many books and articles have been written about the "Tyranny of 911." Here's a link to one of them: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/17/opinion/editorial-notebook-the-tyranny-of-911.html Lynn's article seems like a great example of this. Other cities have tried to get away from this with ideas called "Compstat," "Broken Windows," and "Community Policing." You can read about some of these here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Bratton These ideas hardly qualify as "new" anymore. The book entited "Broken Windows" was written in 1982! However, for reasons that escape me, these theories have yet to be even mentioned here in Columbus. Perhaps the new Chief will give it a whirl? Many books and articles have been written about the “Tyranny of 911.”

Here’s a link to one of them: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/17/opinion/editorial-notebook-the-tyranny-of-911.html

Lynn’s article seems like a great example of this.

Other cities have tried to get away from this with ideas called “Compstat,” “Broken Windows,” and “Community Policing.” You can read about some of these here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Bratton

These ideas hardly qualify as “new” anymore. The book entited “Broken Windows” was written in 1982! However, for reasons that escape me, these theories have yet to be even mentioned here in Columbus. Perhaps the new Chief will give it a whirl?

]]> By: Jamie http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/08/04/the-streets-of-the-hilltop/comment-page-1/#comment-4708 Jamie Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:27:22 +0000 http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/?p=4364#comment-4708 Is there anyway to get the tax increase back on the ballot to repeal? Is there anyway to get the tax increase back on the ballot to repeal?

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