Award Date
5-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
Department
Criminal Justice
First Committee Member
William H. Sousa, Co-Chair
Second Committee Member
Tamara Madensen, Co-Chair
Third Committee Member
Alexis Kennedy
Graduate Faculty Representative
Anna Lukemeyer
Number of Pages
69
Abstract
High levels of violent crime and disorder area concentrated within certain neighborhoods of northwest Las Vegas, Nevada. In April 2009 a police order-maintenance unit designed to reduce minor and major offenses was initiated in these areas. Drawing on the Broken Windows Hypothesis, the unit combined detailed crime analysis with extensive police efforts to address specific community problems. This paper discusses the implementation and impact of the police order-maintenance unit during its operation.
Keywords
Broken Windows; Order maintenance
Disciplines
Criminology | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Law Enforcement and Corrections
File Format
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Pace, Steven Andrew, "Assessing the impact of police order maintenance units on crime: An application of the Broken Windows Hypothesis" (2010). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 372.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/1607001
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