t issues cause such behavior and then act on that information. Many believe that the tactics used by the police are indirectly causing the problems. If the police would actually treat all ethnicities equal then a lot of the problems, many believe, would vanish. The police however, feel that their tactics and ability to run things has brought crime to an all time low (NYPD reports). According to the administration of New York crime is at an all time low, with all types of crimes down. They saw that this is due with the zero tolerance and broken windows approach. They believe that the presence of more street cops and patrol units has led to the dramatic decline in the crime rate. In “Mapping Change” by Eli Silverman, the contention is that the police in order to provide the adequate control have to change their ways, and due to the new rules and regulations imposed by the NYPD has led to the all time low in crime. Silverman says that there are three major themes to be concerned with. The first is that traditional police practices have little affect on crime when based on economic and social factors. Secondly the police units have to change their way of doing things to a much more productive. Finally, they need to leave the politics behind. These three themes are known as the Conspicuous Absentees. What the NYPD did in addressing the 2nd and 3rd theme was to change their organizational way of doing things. The NYPD also started sharing information from one department to another giving all aspects of the law enforcement agency more information to work with, since before this time was restricted to information gathered by that particular group. They have also started with a new philosophy, it is better to crowd the jails with a small time offenders for a weekend the n to have them crowed for long periods of time with heavy offenders. They believe that by nipping the problem before they start they believe that they can cause peop...
