Zero tolerance policing
".. an excellent overview of the zero tolerance brand, searing criticisms of this practice and enlightening observations on its adaptation in other jurisdictions. This all makes for an impresssive book." Jamie Bennett in Prison Service Journal No 182. "An incisive and crisply written critical analysis of how zero tolerance and other policing policy fads and fashions have spread from the USA to Britain and the Netherlands, with often lamentable results. An essential contribution to our understanding of criminal justice policy by one of the world's leading authorities on comparative policing." Robert Reiner, Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science
What is policing about and who defines it? This book examines these key issues by exploring the notion of zero tolerance and its application in different settings. Following its introduction in New York, and the seemingly dramatic reduction in crime, zero tolerance policing was taken up in a number of other countries, including the UK and the Netherlands. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Policy Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 64
- ISBN
- 9781847420558
- Utgivelsesår
- 2007
- Format
- 24 x 17 cm
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".. an excellent overview of the zero tolerance brand, searing criticisms of this practice and enlightening observations on its adaptation in other jurisdictions. This all makes for an impresssive book." Jamie Bennett in Prison Service Journal No 182. "An incisive and crisply written critical analysis of how zero tolerance and other policing policy fads and fashions have spread from the USA to Britain and the Netherlands, with often lamentable results. An essential contribution to our understanding of criminal justice policy by one of the world's leading authorities on comparative policing." Robert Reiner, Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science