o 1996, "Bratton delivered the largest crime
             reduction in New York City historyâ€"an overall 33-percent decline in
             reported felony crime and a 50-percent reduction in homicides" (Dussault
             2). In addition, shootings were reduced by 16.4%, auto theft went down by
             35%, robberies were off by a third, and burglaries were off by a quarter
             So how did Bratton do it' What did it take for him to turn New York
             City around' First, Bratton had to change the attitude of the police
             department. To do this, he conducted strategy sessions with his top police
             chiefs so that together they could identify major problem areas (i.e.,
             getting guns off the streets, reducing the amount of street level
             narcotics, reducing school absence, quality-of-life offenses, etc.); then,
             he instructed his chiefs to create solutions and action plans to deal with
             those problem areas. However, many commanders were not used to this kind
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