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The new Mayor adopted the controversial "Broken Windows" theory of crime prevention, in which the smaller signs of disorder -- such as graffiti and vandalism -- are suppressed, to alter the perception that a neighborhood is out of control. Computer mapping enabled the New York Police Department to identify precise locations with the highest incidence of violent crime and direct their resources accordingly. In only two years, serious crime had been reduced by more than one-third and murder by almost half.

(from your link)... I have one of James Q. Wilson's books around here someplace (the man who came up with the broken window philosophy...) I've often wondered if he read 'Summerhill' - kind of the opposite idea of broken window... Wilson was amazing - years ahead of his time... Anyhow, thanks for sharing Kackitat.