The Solution: Zero Tolerance

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Zero Tolerance

A policy first introduced in NY in 1994, aimed at reducing crime, but criticized as a myth of success.

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Myth of Success

Argument by Jock Young that the perceived success of zero tolerance was a narrative created by politicians and police.

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Crime Rates Before Zero Tolerance

Crime rates in NY had been falling since 1985, indicating that zero tolerance may not have influenced this decline.

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Defining Deviance Up

The practice of redefining minor acts as deviant in order to justify police arrests due to a shortage of serious crime.

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Criticism of Zero Tolerance

Focused on petty street crime while ignoring more harmful corporate crime and allowing discrimination by the police.

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Displacement of Crime

The concept that zero tolerance and target hardening lead to the relocation of crime to other areas.