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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... focused hypothesis except in the most banal way . Sampson and Cohen test the norm - focused hypothesis by conduct- ing a ... focus on the statistical relationship between the policing tech- nique and the crime rate tells us nothing about ...
... focus on the intermediary role of social meaning in the relationship between policing practices and changes in behav- ior . The typical social norm explanation involves a hypothesis of the following type : Police technique [ A ] Change ...
... focusing as well on the so- cial meaning of police practices . Third , research should focus less on the immediate impact of social meaning on short - term behavior and perception , and more on the way in which the social meaning of ...
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 |