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social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > zero-tolerance policies

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zero-tolerance policies  

Definition

  • The term zero tolerance refers to a government or private employer's nondiscretionary enforcement policy that requires fixed penalties to be imposed on any violators regardless of extenuating circumstances. Zero-tolerance policies emerged from several federal- and state-level drug enforcement initiatives in the 1980s and 1990s. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Zero-Tolerance Policies]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-P448XP16-4

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