Psychology A-Level
zero tolerance
What zero tolerance means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of zero tolerance
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An order maintenance policing approach in New York that the argument later justified, where recorded crime fell steeply although economists attribute much of that fall to other causes.
Topics that use zero tolerance
- Section B: Option 2 Criminal psychology (OCR A-Level)
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