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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... 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 member of ...
... loitering ordi- nance , which was passed by the city council in February 2000 , by a vote of 44 to 5 ( Fingeret 2000 ) , defines " gang loitering " as remaining in any one place when the purpose is “ to enable a criminal street gang to ...
... Loitering Ordinance Proponents of Chicago's anti - gang loitering ordinance argue that there is a " respectable body of evidence documenting the effective- ness " of the law . Specifically , they contend , “ law enforcement officials in ...
Contents
Part Empirical Critique | 57 |
Policing Strategies and Methodology | 91 |
Theoretical Critique | 123 |
Copyright | |
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