much re- cent experience, is "community-oriented policing." At its best, it involves police working with other city agencies and the residents of a targeted neighborhood to es- tablish public order and safety. Some proven remedies: cleaning up alleys, fixing broken windows, improving lighting, tear- ing down abandoned buildings (havens for drug users), repeatedly sweeping drug-in- fested areas, and deploying foot patrols. The results are more than cosmetic: "Law- abiding citizens...