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Punishment, even for the most petty crimes (4,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

zero tolerance

(Other definitions for zero tolerance that I've seen before include "Policy of not ignoring petty crime" , "Tough law-and-order policy" , "Hardline policy" , "having no margin of error" , "Total crackdown on specific social problem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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