Some critics blame NYPD Comissioner Bill Bratton's «Broken Windows» theory of policing, where officers focus on quality of life crimes to prevent more serious ones, as a reason Garner was being arrested for the relatively minor offense of selling loose cigarettes. (dnainfo.com)
I'd go alone with this if these idiots were really serious abut quality of life crimes and saving lives. (nystateofpolitics.com)
He harshly criticized Mayor de Blasio's relationship with the NYPD, as well as the Mayor's recent expansion of civil penalties, as an alternative to criminal charges, for quality of life crimes such as public drinking and urination. (newyorktrue.com)