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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... prostitution should be prohib- ited . Devlin had argued the flip side of Mill's consistency thesis : if the law can prohibit brothel keeping because it is exploitative , then surely the law could also regulate prostitution . " All ...
... prostitutes , we could investigate the possibility of licensing prostitution . It turns out , in fact , that prostitution may be related to crime in a more direct way than the broken windows theory immediately suggests . Deborah Rhode ...
... prostitution may not eliminate an underground black mar- ket in prostitution . It is , however , an alternative worth investigating . After all , aggressive arrests have not eliminated prostitution in New York City . As the New York ...
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 |