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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... Regulation There is also a striking parallel between Durkheim's emphasis on le- gal regulation and the broken windows emphasis on order . For Durkheim , the social cohesion of modern society was at its optimal level when there was ...
... regulation resulting in economic crises and bankruptcies . Or it may take the form of inappropriate regulation , as in the case of the forced division of labor and the resulting class war . But in all events , it is the lack of regulation ...
... regulations and threatened to close down any bathhouses that did not comply . Cuomo emphasized that the regulations were aimed at curbing the spread of AIDS : " We know certain sexual behavior can be fatal , " Cuomo said at a press ...
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 |