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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... Gang Loitering Ordinances Kahan and Meares also propose enforcing anti - gang loitering ordi- nances . Their analysis begins with the proposition that gang mem- bership has social meaning - which , again , is undoubtedly true . Spe ...
... gang criminality . That's what gang loitering laws attempt to do . . . . By pre- venting gangs from openly displaying their authority , such laws coun- teract the perception that gang members enjoy high status in the com- munity . As ...
... Gang Loitering Ordinance In June 1992 the city of Chicago enacted an anti - gang loitering ordi- nance . The ordinance prohibited any person from loitering with one or more other persons whom the police reasonably believed to be a ...
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 |