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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... approach . In Part I , I ask whether there is any evidence to support the broken windows theory or to argue that ... approach is theoret- ically sound . I trace the genealogy of the approach to an intellectual tradition spawned by Edward ...
... approach to crimi- nal justice has disarmed the traditional progressive 1960s response of " no harm . " This turn to harm , I argue , may account in part for the rhetorical power and overwhelming popularity of the approach . It may ...
... approach . In the case of subject creation the- ory - a constructivist theory - it is imperative that the research in- tegrate in practice qualitative and quantitative analyses . As Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi emphasize ...
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 |