| Zero Tolerance Policing Contributor(s): Punch, Maurice (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847420559 ISBN-13: 9781847420558 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2007 Annotation: Zero tolerance has entered the policing lexicon. Following its introduction in New York, and the seemingly dramatic reduction in crime, the New York 'miracle' was transferred to a number of countries, including the UK and the Netherlands. This book examines that process of transfer to these two very different European settings. The report focuses on unraveling the elastic concept of Zero Tolerance Policing (ZTP) in the US, the UK, and the Netherlands. It explores the reasons behind its adoption, investigates how policies travel and what filters are employed in the process of transfer, and underlines the implications it has for the current state of policing and the shifting paradigms. The author also discusses whether ZTP was more of a populist political and media creation than a coherent policy fostering a broader debate on the big picture of policing. This book is not only an authoritative analysis of zero tolerance, but also a valuable contribution to articulating how policy and chan |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 363.232 |
| LCCN: 2008399121 |
| Series: Researching Criminal Justice |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (0.30 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. This book examines that process. It argues that this policy was, in fact, nothing more than a return to old-style, crime control policing. While it did foster the swift analysis of crime patterns and more assertive policing of public places, it could lean towards repression and demonising of certain groups. Examining the EEE Examining the EEEExamining the negative response of leading police officers and the policy's debatable impact on crime, the author concludes that zero tolerance in the UK and Netherlands was more of a populist political and media creation than a coherent policy. This book is far more than an authoritative analysis of zero tolerance. It is a valuable source for entering the debate about the big picture in policing which many stakeholders now wish to see. The approachable style of this book makes it ideal for students, academics, police practitioners and the lay reader to enter that debate. |
Contributor Bio(s): Punch, Maurice: - Maurice Punch has taught, researched, and published widely on policing, police corruption, and corporate crime. |