I have a fundamental problem with the concept of Broken Window Policing, the same issue that has plagued the stop-and-frisk policy since its conception. Namely, that all crimes are equally, and that all breaches of morality are equally devastating. The idea behind Broken Windows policing is that people who commit minor crimes are equally as likely to commit major crimes, and therefore putting them behind bars after a minor crime will prevent major crimes. I believe that this policy ignores the inherent complexity of people. I don’t believe it naive to claim that there is a very solid moral divide between say, jumping the turnstiles, and rape. The assumption that someone would commit a minor crime out of desperation or immediate need would just as likely say, kill, is casting a universal stereotype that condemns innocent people to a potentially very difficult life. How can we control crime without instilling a policing system based upon gross assumptions or racial stereotypes?