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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... human nature and deep skepticism about changing human nature . In fact , in many passages in Thinking about Crime , Wilson , like Banfield , suggested that it may well be impossible to change human nature ( see , e.g. , Wilson 1975 ...
... human consciousness - the fact that conceptual categories are deeply linked to social origin and that knowledge is socially con- structed . Durkheim discussed the social basis of human consciousness in The Elementary Forms of Religious ...
... human nature , on behavioral norms , and on social meaning . They have focused our attention on the norm of orderliness and its influence on behavior . These are im- portant contributions , and it is crucial not to discard what may be ...
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 |