Unfortunately Bill Bratton is the father of COMPSTAT, a data driven “tool” that is used and abused by police departments nationwide. Like most tools currently in vogue throughout law enfacement, COMPSTAT has some theoretical applications. The main focus however is on statistics, and statistics are what help to create abuses and corruption in law enforcement.

New York’s Stop and Frisk policy is a direct result of Bill Bratton and Rudy Giuliani in order to up the numbers for COMPSTAT reporting.