The Manhattan Institute supports the concept of first preventer policing, the understanding that local law enforcement officers must not only respond to disasters, but actively prevent them.
"New York's Tomorrow:
"New York's Indispensable Institution" 
1st Preventers: A conversation on the
role of law enforcement in the war of terror
Policing Skid Row: Is the Safer Cities Initiative the Right Approach? - Panel 1
Policing Skid Row: Is the Safer Cities Initiative the Right Approach? - Panel 2