-The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2012 by Franklin E. Zimring
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203806504577181291838644350.html?KEYWORDS=Berkeley
As part of its CompStat system, it combined mapping and the analysis of crime statistics to target “hot spots” by concentrating patrol, detective and narcotics units. Hours were shifted so that more officers were working at night, when shootings peaked. Open-air drug markets were shut down, which didn’t significantly reduce drug sales but did eliminate 90% of drug-related killings, which usually involve turf conflicts.
-The New Yorker, January 30, 2012 by Adam Gopnik
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2012/01/30/120130crat_atlarge_gopnik?currentPage=all
Zimring said, in a recent interview, “Remember, nobody ever made a living mugging. There’s no minimum wage in violent crime.” In a sense, he argues, it’s recreational, part of a life style: “Crime is a routine behavior; it’s a thing people do when they get used to doing it.”