MSPs on the cross-party committee called for a zero-tolerance government campaign to tackle the problem.
Police in Surrey have been told to prioritise victims, increase visibility and take a zero-tolerance approach.
BBC: Surrey PCC Kevin Hurley in zero-tolerance policing plan
But the New York Police Department adopted a zero-tolerance approach to crime and cut it by 75%.
In practice, zero-tolerance policing in New York has mostly been the job of the Street Crimes Unit.
But what does truly challenge the future of the naval services is the mindless pursuit of zero-tolerance.
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It is the remaining 39, 000 police officers who impose zero-tolerance policing, without much need for aggressive street searches.
The zero-tolerance approach the federal and state governments seem to be taking does not bode well for the snakehead.
If you think a well-decorated, old-school coach can survive a zero-tolerance policy, Bob Knight can tell you otherwise.
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The barrier to this, of course, is that in our super-positive society, we have an unspoken zero-tolerance policy for negativity.
The most critical decision that the OIC made in Mecca was to adopt a zero-tolerance policy toward perceived insults to Islam.
For a start, there is much argument about the extent to which these amazing figures can be attributed to zero-tolerance policing.
The former Scotland Yard borough commander said his plan set no numerical targets but was based on "the simple principle of zero-tolerance".
BBC: Surrey PCC Kevin Hurley in zero-tolerance policing plan
"Amazon has zero-tolerance for discrimination and intimidation and expects the same from every company we work with, " a spokesperson for Amazon said.
What a pity that his service should come to a premature end through the collision of personal error and a zero-tolerance culture.
Just last week, it released its own report recommending that the zero-tolerance policy recently endorsed by America's Catholic bishops should be reconsidered.
And the Secretary believes and has stated that there is a -- there is and there should be a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination.
The United States has long had a zero-tolerance policy regarding Government employees and contractor personnel engaging in any form of this criminal behavior.
On the one hand, voters appear to like the strict, zero-tolerance migration controls which the minister, a candidate for her party's leadership, has pioneered.
Wal-Mart said it stands by its zero-tolerance policy to automatically cut ties with suppliers that violate its safety standards or engage in unauthorized subcontracting.
In past decades, schools have installed metal detectors, hired extra security to patrol grounds and hallways and instituted other zero-tolerance measures to make campuses safer.
It's time to bring zero-tolerance policing to the streets of Britain.
"TripAdvisor has a zero-tolerance policy for fraudulent reviews, " a spokeswoman said.
As practised in New York, zero-tolerance policing has gone too far.
Its mayor is Ray Mallon, a controversial police chief turned local official who showed an early interest in zero-tolerance measures and was elected as an independent.
"The zero-tolerance posture of our schools has gone overboard, " said Robert Canaday, whose son was among a group of seniors at Cascade High School in Clayton, Ind.
The university put him on a zero-tolerance policy in 2000 after an investigation into a former player's allegations that the coach had choked him during a practice.
Vice-chairman Chris McGurk told the Wall Street Journal the studio had a "zero-tolerance policy towards anyone who tries to trade in on the James Bond franchise without authorisation".
Georgia has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, but there are accusations that over the years zero-tolerance to crime tipped over into heavy-handed behaviour, he adds.
Strengthened welfare controls announced by Mr Heath included increased inspections of animals being exported, and a zero-tolerance policy to be taken by animal inspectors if they find unnecessary suffering.
El Salvador and Honduras, for example, have largely committed to the mano dura (firm hand) or super mano dura approach, which emphasizes zero-tolerance law enforcement for tackling gang violence issues.
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