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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... street gangs avoid arrest by committing no offense punishable under exist- ing laws when they know the police are ... streets and other public places so that the public may use such places without fear " ( Morales 1997 : 58 ) . The ...
... street , play ball , kick empty Coke cans , tussle , chase after and scream at one another . They buy an ice cream from the truck and throw the wrapper on the ground . A homeless man rum- mages through the garbage bin looking for cans ...
... street or public place was . According to Hart , this approach respected the important distinctions between public ... streets , from something offensive ” ( 1963 : 45 ; see also Packer 1968 : 331 ; Feinberg 1985 : 43 ) . Since the early ...
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 |