This is the pure, street-level incarnation of "broken windows" policing, a popular model of law enforcement where so-called "quality of life" offenses are aggressively enforced in order (theoretically) to prevent larger crimes.
… Laws on seat belts worked because they were aggressively enforced.
America has the most advanced accounting standards in the world, and they are aggressively enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission and by class action lawyers waiting for an opportunity.
And this rule is aggressively enforced.
It's cash only, the two drink minimum is aggressively enforced, the bathrooms look like Silent Hill, and the bar staff are among the rudest in LA (possibly the world), but it somehow manages to be one of the most consistently fun bars in the city.
Likewise, there is little evidence that gene patents are being aggressively enforced - as evidenced by the fact that this group of very active researchers has had almost no exposure to the enforcement of patent rights (again, this is consistent with other literature [ 31]).
What the E.P.A. should do first is aggressively enforce limits on mercury emissions from power plants that were imposed in 2012.
At the same time, in what began as an attempt to bring Republicans to the table, Obama has been aggressively enforcing existing immigration statutes.
"Given that Apple is a very innovative company that has been aggressively enforcing its own patents, I think it is significant that the company sees patent litigation overall as a problem for innovation," said Mark Lemley, a Stanford University law professor.
We have worked extensively alongside experts in child safety to make sure we have strict policies and are aggressively enforcing them," said a spokesperson for Google, which owns YouTube.
