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For anyone tired of my bad Tom Paine impersonation on this site here's some backsliding...
Anyone remember William J. Bratton? He coined the phrase "What get's measured get's done" I believe and was the sainted mastermind behind the revolution in policing that improved New York City so much in the 90s. I distinctly remember being very impressed by the logic of his approach way back when.
This is a riveting account of how Compstat has been thoroughly undone by institutional corruption. It's really worth listening through as you get witness a very principled, admirable person getting progressively destroyed by an institution - the NYPD:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radi...-remain-silent
It's really worth listening through to the end where a very high ranking supervisor takes a very personal interest in deep sixing him.
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Act Two. Is That a Tape Recorder in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Unhappy to See Me?
For 17 months, New York police officer Adrian Schoolcraft recorded himself and his fellow officers on the job, including their supervisors ordering them to do all sorts of things that police aren't supposed to do. For example, downgrading real crimes into lesser ones, so they wouldn't show up in the crime statistics and make their precinct look bad. Adrian's story first appeared as a five part series in the Village Voice, written by Graham Rayman. Schoolcraft's website looking for other cops to come forward is here. (41 minutes)
Anyone remember William J. Bratton? He coined the phrase "What get's measured get's done" I believe and was the sainted mastermind behind the revolution in policing that improved New York City so much in the 90s. I distinctly remember being very impressed by the logic of his approach way back when.
This is a riveting account of how Compstat has been thoroughly undone by institutional corruption. It's really worth listening through as you get witness a very principled, admirable person getting progressively destroyed by an institution - the NYPD:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radi...-remain-silent
It's really worth listening through to the end where a very high ranking supervisor takes a very personal interest in deep sixing him.
You need to fast forward to...
Act Two. Is That a Tape Recorder in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Unhappy to See Me?
For 17 months, New York police officer Adrian Schoolcraft recorded himself and his fellow officers on the job, including their supervisors ordering them to do all sorts of things that police aren't supposed to do. For example, downgrading real crimes into lesser ones, so they wouldn't show up in the crime statistics and make their precinct look bad. Adrian's story first appeared as a five part series in the Village Voice, written by Graham Rayman. Schoolcraft's website looking for other cops to come forward is here. (41 minutes)
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