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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... relationship between disorder and crime is " sparse , " as is re- search on the relationship between proactive policing and crime , and the results thus far have been " mixed ” ( 1988 : 167 , 166 ) . Sampson and Cohen's study makes a ...
... relationship with regard to violent victimization in Model 1 , and no relationship with regard to house- hold burglary . Nevertheless , even the weak relationship between SSO disorder and violent victimization simply vanished when they ...
... relationship with violent victimization ( which would include robbery ) when antecedent neighborhood conditions are held con- stant . Their data do reveal a significant relationship with official rob- bery data , but the correlation is ...
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 |