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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The False Promise of Broken Windows Policing Bernard E. Harcourt. writings of James Q. Wilson . Wilson's prolific writings on crime can be grouped into three periods : the first period includes the more policy- oriented writings such as ...
... writings , Wilson with Herrnstein distanced himself from the conception of class that was so central to Banfield's writings . Whereas , in the earlier period , Wilson wrote about " lower - class persons " in a very Banfieldian way ...
... writings , especially postcolonialist writings ( 1995 : 128-130 ) . The changing political , professional , and disciplinary landscapes , as well as one's own professional and emotional development and engagement in observation ...
Contents
Part Empirical Critique | 57 |
Policing Strategies and Methodology | 91 |
Theoretical Critique | 123 |
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