...Eyewitnesses, bystanders and locals who have been interviewed in the immediate aftermath of killings talk about the fear that now inhabits communities intimidated by a growing narco-terrorist cohort in the Republic. Interviewees also talk about growing anti-social behaviour, open drug dealing and the associated crime which is ghettoising certain parts of our cities.....

In the 1990s, New York City managed to dramatically transform its culture of drug and gun crime. Following the ‘Broken Window Theory’, successive New York mayors increased investment and resources in policing and other social supports in disadvantaged areas. Proactive community policing – not to be confused with ‘Zero Tolerance’ aggressive arrest policies – proved to be the catalyst for positive change........