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Instead of being brought from the police station to court, those defendants generally will be diverted into community service or social programs, and if they comply, the fare-beating charge will be dropped, Mr. Vance said.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2017

First, he picked stations where fare-beating was the biggest problem, and put as many as ten policemen in plainclothes at the turnstiles.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

The problem was exacerbated by the fact fare-beating was not easy to fight.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

Suddenly it wasn’t hard to convince police officers that tackling fare-beating made sense.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell