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This article discusses the "Broken Windows" policy. It stresses on a quality of life in New York City, something that the citizens seem to have been lacking. The strategy is mildly effective, seeing as it discourages crime. It discourages crime in this way : If you commit a minor crime, you still get punished for it. This is like punishing a child for a menial thing, they will fear doing anything higher than that, and will be deterred from doing it. You could say that it infringes on rights, but at the same time, it really doesn't. If the person commits a crime, then they should be held accountable. It is not as if they are being arrested for things that aren't actually illegal.
There really isn't a way to 'get around it' but some criminals may not be deterred, or not care about the consequences no matter what one does. This way is just hoping to prevent it before it happens. The main goal is to scare the criminals off before they decide to strike, more than anything. In this case, it's to make a higher quality of life for the people in the surrounding area.
The police still have to follow Miranda rights (reading them their rights) and cannot do a search without reasonable suspicion, and, under New York's newer law, search someone's car without consent. They still are required to act as proper law enforcement, and cannot step over that boundary.
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