Does stricter policing reduce crime or just displace it?
Does stricter policing actually reduce crime, or does it just displace it to the shadows? I read that New York's broken windows approach pushed petty crime out of subways, but property crime didn't drop—it just got less visible. On the other hand, some community-based programs in Camden saw real reductions in violent incidents without heavy-handed enforcement. What evidence would convince you that a tougher stance genuinely works versus merely relocating the problem or overcrowding our prisons?