Articles by C R Sridhar

Khaki and Ethnic Violence in India: Armed Forces, Police and Paramilitary during Communal Riots by Omar Khalidi

The "Gypsies" in Europe who prefer to be called Romanies are of northern Indian origin and believed to have arrived in Europe in AD 1280. The Nazis liquidated them in large numbers during 1939-1945. At least half a million of them died along with Jews at the hands of the Nazis, but unlike the Jews, they have not received the attention they deserve. They remain victims of anti-"Gypsyism" and live as third class citizens in Europe even today.

This article discusses some controversial aspects of the theory of broken windows and its application to the strategy of zero tolerance in the policing of urban crimes. The strategy was first adopted by the New York police department during the tenure of Republican mayor Rudy Giuliani and has been strongly recommended for the policing of crime in other cities in the world.