Sentences with phrase «on quality of life crimes»

«It's clear around the city people want to see enforcement on quality of life crimes.

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.

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The study showed that the likelihood of committing crime later in life comes down to the quality of services on offer and whether young people have a chance to mix with better - behaved peers, guided by structured activities and respected youth leaders.

Bratton's strategy advocated for a hard - line approach on low - level crime and quality - of - life violations predicated on the belief that a «disorderly city is a dangerous city.»

«We need him to build on his phenomenal success in improving our schools, to continue his national leadership in reducing crime and getting illegal guns off our streets and to keep improving our quality of life as no other has in my 27 years in government.»

He also supported a series of criminal justice reforms that eliminated criminal penalties on quality - of - life crimes like littering, loitering and public urination.

Meanwhile, a Quinnipiac poll shows city voters are split on his job performance and are down key quality of lit indicators in the city: 46 percent believe crime is a «serious problem» while only 33 percent believe the quality of life is «very good» or «good.»

But he said he wouldn't measure its success in the number of arrests, but on whether crime goes down — pointing out that quality of life problems plaguing neighborhoods can be solved sometimes by asking someone to move along, or telling them what they are doing is illegal.

«I think public urination should be a criminal offense, it's a quality - of - life crime and as someone who just witnessed someone urinating not too far from here, I think it should remain a criminal offense,» Ms. James told the Observer, not elaborating on the urination event she said she had witnessed.

An adherent of the «broken window» theory of policing — where police target quality - of - life crimes — Bratton focused on offenders including squeegemen who pestered motorists for pocket change.

The City Council today released a final version of a contentious package of legislation that reduce several quality - of - life infractions from crimes to mere fee - carrying violations — and which it will vote on Wednesday.

On the night of Feb. 7, McAlister and Parisi were on a special detail to patrol crime spots and respond to quality - of - life complaints in the neighborhood when they saw Davis, 20, coming out of a house at 19 Hoyt St. on the city's West Side, police officials saiOn the night of Feb. 7, McAlister and Parisi were on a special detail to patrol crime spots and respond to quality - of - life complaints in the neighborhood when they saw Davis, 20, coming out of a house at 19 Hoyt St. on the city's West Side, police officials saion a special detail to patrol crime spots and respond to quality - of - life complaints in the neighborhood when they saw Davis, 20, coming out of a house at 19 Hoyt St. on the city's West Side, police officials saion the city's West Side, police officials said.

He has regularly contributed to debates on issues affecting the Capital, including London's role in the UK economy, the London Underground, Crossrail, the London Olympics bid, ID cards, gun crime, and various environmental and quality of life issues.

«But if there is a continuous feeling that the city is moving backward on crime and quality of life — and the jury is still out on that — I think it would reflect on the mayor and his management of the city,» he said.

Gallo, who helped draft nuisance abatement legislation in his role as city assistant corporation counsel, hammered on themes like building code enforcement and holding social service agencies responsible for their clients» behavior in a bid to appeal to working - class residents of Midtown, where quality - of - life crime and neighborhood eyesores are irksome and perennial issues.

Data on the strategy, which involves cracking down on minor «quality - of - life» offenses to prevent more serious crimes, is in fact mixed.

Gallo's campaign relied on a simple message: economic development won't come until the city addresses pressing quality - of - life problems like blight and crime.

At the New York Law School, Bratton also defended broken windows, which calls for a focus on small, so - called «quality of life offenses» to prevent larger crimes — and wouldn't even consider one attendee's calls during the question - answer - session to do away with the practice.

Singas also combines the hard - nosed qualities of a good prosecutor with a sensible willingness to use programs that allow young offenders to avoid the stigma of a criminal record and put themselves on the road to a productive life rather than a life of crime.

The oft - repeated stand taken by the party and candidates is that quality of life in the city has declined, especially with regard to the city's homelessness crisis; income inequality has remained relatively unchanged; and crime is on the rise (though statistics show that, overall, crime has declined under de Blasio).

(Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who has devoted his career to the idea that cracking down on quality - of - life crimes is essential, fared better, with a 52 percent approval rating.)

First, I use estimates that economists have developed of the social cost of crimes, which include tangible costs, such as lost productivity and medical care, as well as intangible costs, such as impact on quality of life; these estimates are extremely high for fatal crimes.

While handing control of the district to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter could be a step to take, the fact that the city government is struggling to get control of its own fiscal and operational house (along with the reality that Philly still doesn't have a handle on its quality of life and crime woes) means moving the district from one failing overlord to another.

Research shows that high - quality pre-school has a positive impact on children's lives: Adult alumni of high - quality preschools have higher education attainment, employment, and earnings, and are less likely to be involved in crime than adults from similar backgrounds who didn't attend pre-K as children.

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As we've started to focus on improving the quality of life in New York — bringing down crime, improving the schools, etc. — the population has come back.

On top of the promised quality of life and low crime rate, Ripon was also our second cheapest nearby city to live in for auto insurance.

Specifically, routine data and a systematic literature review will inform specific parameters that will link early interventions on infant mental health — and related improvements in quality of life — with better health, educational and occupational outcomes, lower crime rates and cost savings for the health sector and the entire society.

Sperling's BestPlaces recently ranked cities with populations of 500,000 or more based on the «Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S.» Researchers factored in a range of criteria, including economic stability, crime stats, extreme weather, natural disaster risk, housing depreciation, air quality, life expectancy, car fatalities, among other factors.