Why crime dropped during Giuliani’s term in New York: A glance to crime prevention policies

Authors

  • Oğuzhan Ömer Demir Polis Akademisi Başkanlığı Uluslarası Terörizm ve Sınıraşan Suçlar Araştırma Merkezi
  • Ahmet Çelik Polis Akademisi Başkanlığı A.Gaffar Okkan PMYO
  • Hakan Cem Çetin Polis Akademisi Başkanlığı A.Gaffar Okkan PMYO
  • Murat Özkan Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü Eğitim Daire Başkanlığı

Keywords:

Giuliani, Broken Windows Theory, Crime Prevention Policies, Bratton, NYPD, COMPSTAT, Transparency, Accountability

Abstract

This article explores as to why crime rates dropped drastically during the Giuliani`s Mayoral term in the City of New York. In addition to this, how crime prevention strategies were implemented and which results have been reached were also discussed for this period of thime. Although it is hard to claim that police strategies were the only instrument in reduced crime rates, police have contributed positively to the prevention of crime by serving in an effective, transparent, and accountable manner with the support of scientific research.

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Author Biographies

Oğuzhan Ömer Demir, Polis Akademisi Başkanlığı Uluslarası Terörizm ve Sınıraşan Suçlar Araştırma Merkezi

 Assistant Prof. Dr. Oğuzhan Ömer Demir holds a doctoral degree in Criminal Juctice from The Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, New Jersey USA. Currently He is currently working in the International Terrorism and Transnational Crime Research Center (UTSAM) at the Turkish National Police Academy

Ahmet Çelik, Polis Akademisi Başkanlığı A.Gaffar Okkan PMYO

Dr. Ahmet Çelik holds a doctoral degree in Criminal Juctice from The Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, New Jersey USA. Currently He is Education Division Chief at Turkish National Police Academy A.Gaffar Okkan Police Vocational School.

Hakan Cem Çetin, Polis Akademisi Başkanlığı A.Gaffar Okkan PMYO

Dr. Hakan Cem Çetin holds a doctoral degree in Global Affairs from The Rutgers University Division of Global Affairs, New Jersey USA. Currently He is Cadets Affairs Division Chief at Turkish National Police Academy A.Gaffar Okkan Police Vocational School.

Murat Özkan, Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü Eğitim Daire Başkanlığı

Murat Özkan holds a master degree in Criminal Juctice from The Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, New Jersey USA. He is also pursuing his doctoral education at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice. He is currently working in Department of Education at the Turkish National Police as Police Superintendent

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Published

2011-07-07

How to Cite

Demir, O. Ömer, Çelik, A., Çetin, H. C., & Özkan, M. (2011). Why crime dropped during Giuliani’s term in New York: A glance to crime prevention policies. Journal of Human Sciences, 8(2), 250–264. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1726

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Sociology

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Uluslararası İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi ISSN:1303-5134
International Journal of Human Sciences ISSN:2458-9489
 
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