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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... proposed po- licing strategies operate in this way - most , but not all . And for this rea- son , third , it has an ... proposals that social norm scholars advocate . Juvenile Snitching Policies One of the earliest and longest - lived ...
... proposed policing techniques and policies themselves . Policing and criminal law research should continue to deploy the insight of social meaning , but should do so evenhandedly by focusing as well on the so- cial meaning of police ...
... proposed - whether they be " root cause , " rehabilitative , deter- rence - minded , or inducement - oriented - we must explore how those proposed policies are going to shape us as contemporary subjects of society . When we assess ...
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 |