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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... decline over the same period , and both were surpassed by Pittsburgh's 61 per- cent drop in homicides between 1984 and 1988 ( Fagan , Zimring , and Kim 1998 : 1280-86 ) . Another study looked at the rates of decline of homicides in the ...
... decline in its homicide rate ( 69.3 percent ) , Los Angeles a greater decline in its robbery rate ( 60.9 percent ) , and San Antonio a comparable decline in its robbery rate ( 59.1 percent ) . Other major cities also experienced ...
... decline in gun killings is regres- sion from abnormally high rates . Nevertheless , the authors write , " while the entire gun homicide drop of 1991 to 1996 is within the boundaries of regression possibility , the more prudent view is ...
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 |
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