William Bratton and the Compstat Idea

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This paper looks at the successful methods used by Bratton to reduce crime in New York City. It explains his 'Compstat' method, which refers to ?computer statistics" and included monthly strategy meetings that he called ?Compstat sessions.? It explains that officers were made to feel fully responsible for the crime that existed in their precinct and were pushed to find solutions.

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"William Bratton is not afraid of hard work. He does not back away from a challenge; rather, he embraces it. Perhaps this is why he became so successful in the field of law enforcement. Bratton, who holds a bachelor's degree from Boston State College and is a graduate of the FBI National Executive Institute, first became a police officer in Boston in 1970. Just ten years later he was the superintendent of police, which is the highest sworn rank in the Boston Police Department (Dussault 1, 2). From there he went on to manage police agencies, transportation authorities, and the New York City Transit Police (where he cut subway crime by nearly 50%) (Dussault 1). In 1993 he was named police commissioner of Boston."

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