Facts about The Broken Windows Theory

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   Philip Zimbardo's 1969 abandoned car experiments, which showed vandalism accelerated once minor damage began, provided early empirical inspiration for the Broken Windows Theory.

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   At its core, the Broken Windows Theory draws on the psychological principle that environmental cues of neglect signal that social norms are not being enforced.

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   Criminologist George Kelling later worked with the New York City Transit Authority to apply the Broken Windows Theory to subway crime by targeting fare evasion and graffiti.

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   New York City's policing strategies in the 1990s, heavily influenced by the Broken Windows Theory, became a widely cited real-world application of the concept.

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   Proposed by James Q. Wilson and George Kelling in a 1982 Atlantic Monthly article, the Broken Windows Theory argues that visible signs of disorder encourage further crime.

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