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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... argument , like Mill's , was best captured in a now famous passage : " [ T ] here are acts of wickedness so gross ... arguments is very great " ( Hart 1963 : 16 ) . In his defense , Devlin responded that at the time he delivered the ...
... argued . “ It is justified simply as identical with or required for the preservation of the society's morality ” ( 1963 : 55 ) . Un- der the more extreme reading , Devlin's argument was much closer to the earlier statement of legal ...
... argued that all aspects of prostitution should be prohib- ited . Devlin had argued the flip side of Mill's consistency thesis : if the law can prohibit brothel keeping because it is exploitative , then surely the law could also regulate ...
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 |