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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... Analysis With regard to the simple regression of robbery victimization on the level of disorder , Skogan finds that ... Analysis Skogan then conducts further analysis to take into account the effect of neighborhood poverty , stability ...
... analysis . What the regression reveals is that , for every one- unit increase in the level of disorder ( where , as ... Analysis Skogan's second analysis takes account of the level of poverty , stability , and racial composition of the ...
... analysis of multiple meanings and countermeanings that in- tersects with and deepens other compelling accounts of social mean- ing and that is based on in - depth knowledge acquired through intensive interviewing , participating ...
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 |