demands all crimes are acted on, no matter how trivial they are
who was the zero tolerance pioneered by and how?
pioneered by New York Police using computers to analyse crime hot spotsstreet by street and crime by crime
what strategy is this based on?
'broken windows' theory by George Kelling and James Wilson (1982)
link between disorder and crime
visible signs of decay such as litter, broken windows, graffiti, abandoned housing are signs of public disinterest which must be acted on to prevent further crime occurring
example of zero tolerance policy
Detective Superintendent Mallon
made a promise to cut crime by 20% in 18 months which was fulfilled
his previous position in Hartlepool had a reduction in crime by 38% in 28 months as a result of this
aggressive policing e.g. accusations of heavy-handedness by police due to the zero tolerance policy
long term effects are unknown. it works well in heavily populated areas with high policing levels and large amounts of petty crime. if population is dispersed or crime rate is low, it may have little effect
possibility of racial tension if people feel victimised e.g. Black Lives Matter Movement
crime has reduced even in areas without a zero tolerance policy
