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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... influence " ( Kahan 1997a : 370 ) . Order , according to Kahan and Meares , means that the community has con- trol of the neighborhood , that it will not tolerate criminality , and that it will enforce basic norms of civility ...
... influence , which is to say they can influence the behavior of individuals in society . In the order - maintenance con- text , the social meaning of disorder influences the disorderly to com- mit crimes and law abiders to leave the ...
... influence is derivative of the notion of social meaning : social meaning has its effect through its influence on social action . Second , social organization , though slightly more conceptually independent than social influence , also ...
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 |