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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... persons , he shall order all such persons to disperse and remove themselves from the area . Any person who does not promptly obey such an order is in violation of this section . ” The ordinance defined loitering as " to remain in any ...
... persons . ( Cf. Becker 1963 : 34 : " Treating a person as though he were generally rather than specifically deviant produces a self - fulfilling prophecy . It sets in motion several mechanisms which conspire to shape the person in the ...
... person ( 1 ) they use force , ( 2 ) they frisk the person , ( 3 ) they arrest the or ( 4 ) the person who was stopped ... persons ar- rested for misdemeanor offenses are no longer being strip - searched ( Flynn 1999 ) . 7. The Turn to ...
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 |