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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... crime , for example " ( 1974 : 240 ) . In The Unheavenly City Revisited , Banfield explained that " since the benefits of crime tend to be immediate and its costs ( such as imprisonment or loss of reputa- tion ) in the future , the ...
... crime are the product of weakened collective efficacy and structural con- straints ( Model 2 ) . Under Model 1 , they regressed crime victimization on SSO disorder and prior crime rates . Under Model 2 , they regressed crime ...
... crime incidents ( see 1999 : table 5 ) , Sampson and Raudenbush did not include the prior 1993 crime variable , whereas they did in Model 1 regarding survey - reported victim- ization ( see 1999 : table 4 ) . They did include the 1993 ...
Contents
Part Empirical Critique | 57 |
Policing Strategies and Methodology | 91 |
Theoretical Critique | 123 |
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