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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... In 1992 Mayor Dinkins hired over 2,000 new police officers under the Safe Streets , Safe City program . By 1998 , Mayor Giuliani had hired another 4,000 officers and merged about six thousand Transit and Housing Authority officers into ...
... in police officers since 1992 , had a significant impact on the numbers . This is reflected in Table 4.2.3 As a result , on October 31 , 1998 , the NYPD had about 39,149 police officers on its payroll - the largest police force in the ...
... in general . If they're on the street , hang- ing around drug locations . It was a show of force . " " Why were these beatings done ? " " To show who was in charge . We were in charge , the police . " ( Her- bert 1997 : 13 ) With the ...
Contents
Part Empirical Critique | 57 |
Policing Strategies and Methodology | 91 |
Theoretical Critique | 123 |
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