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Fixing Broken Windows
Cites successful examples of community-based policing.
Crime and Policing
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Illusion of Order
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. The problem, argues Bernard Harcourt, is that although the broken-windows theory has been around for nearly thirty years, it has never been empirically verified. Indeed, existing data suggest that it is false. Conceptually, it rests on unexamined categories of law abiders and disorderly people and of order and...
Foot patrol
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Police Innovation
Reviews innovations in policing over the last four decades, bringing together top policing scholars to discuss whether police should adopt these approaches.
The Routledge Companion to Criminological Theory and Concepts
A comprehensive one-stop reference text, The Routledge Companion to Criminological Theory and Concepts (the ‘Companion’) will find a place on every bookshelf, whether it be that of a budding scholar or a seasoned academic. Comprising over a hundred concise and authoritative essays written by leading scholars in the field, this volume explains in a clear and inviting way the emergence, context, evolution and current status of key criminological theories and conceptual themes. The Companion is divided into six historical and thematic parts, each introduced by the editors and containing a selection of accessible and engaging short essays written specifically for this text: Foundations of cr...
Policing in Milwaukee
Kelling, who has studied policing for over forty years, explores the history of policing through the story of the fascinating changes in the operations of the Milwaukee Police Department in the twenty and twenty-first centuries and what it portends for the future.
The Criminal Justice System
This text provides an in-depth look at policy issues related to policing, courts, and corrections. It gives students the opportunity to look at difficult issues related to important topics, through an interesting selection of readings. Flexible in its design, the book includes twenty-seven classic and contemporary articles that promote understanding of important issues in the field and encourage readers to think critically about the links between police, politics, law and the administration of justice. Students will explore everything from the crime policies that do or do not work to the latest hot topics.
Place Matters
The book summarizes what we know about crime and place, and provides an agenda for future research in this area.
