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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... Foucault readily acknowledges Durkheim's preeminent place in the tradition . But when Foucault instructs , as the first tenet of his method , " regard punishment as a complex social function , " he is essentially claiming to turn ...
... Foucault's analysis . In Discipline and Punish , Foucault explores three very different ways in which punishment has created the subject — how punishment has fun- damentally altered the subject's self - understanding , habits , emotions ...
... Foucault it is the disciplines that enforce moral cohesion under the cover of legal order . As a result , Foucault's writings on law are critical to an appraisal of the order - maintenance approach . A number of scholars suggest that ...
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 |