Illusion of Order: The False Promise of Broken Windows PolicingHarvard University Press, 2001 M08 15 - 304 pages This is the first book to challenge the "broken-windows" theory of crime, which argues that permitting minor misdemeanors, such as loitering and vagrancy, to go unpunished only encourages more serious crime. The theory has revolutionized policing in the United States and abroad, with its emphasis on policies that crack down on disorderly conduct and aggressively enforce misdemeanor laws. |
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... Banfield emphasized , “ does require that , in general , the lowest - income people live in the old- est , highest - density , most run - down housing , which will be nearest to the factories , warehouses , stores , and offices of the ...
... Banfield , it is precisely the norm of present- orientedness , characteristic of lower - class individuals , that gives rise to crime and delinquency , poverty and squalor , broken families and illegitimacy . Banfield was surprisingly ...
... Banfield , present - orientedness contributes not only to serious crime , such as assault , robbery , and rape , but also to antisocial behavior more generally . It causes what Wilson and Kelling refer to as " disorder ” -in Banfield's ...
Contents
Part Empirical Critique | 57 |
Policing Strategies and Methodology | 91 |
Theoretical Critique | 123 |
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Illusion of Order: The False Promise of Broken Windows Policing Bernard E. Harcourt Limited preview - 2005 |
Illusion of Order: The False Promise of Broken Windows Policing Bernard E. Harcourt No preview available - 2005 |