Broken Windows

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"Broken Windows" is the influential 1982 Atlantic Monthly article by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling that introduced the broken windows theory of crime and social disorder.

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instanceOf magazine article
non-fiction article
work on criminology
associatedWith New York City policing in the 1990s
author George L. Kelling NERFINISHED
James Q. Wilson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes impact of minor incivilities on community life
relationship between physical disorder and crime
discusses link between fear of crime and disorder
neighborhood stability
police role in maintaining order
field criminology
public policy
sociology
firstPublishedAs Atlantic Monthly article NERFINISHED
genre essay
policy analysis
hasCoAuthorRole George L. Kelling; criminologist
James Q. Wilson; political scientist NERFINISHED
hasKeyIdea addressing minor disorders can prevent serious crime
community norms are shaped by visible cues in the environment
hasLegacy foundational text for broken windows theory
influential in 1990s urban policing reforms
widely cited in criminology literature
hasNotableConcept importance of maintaining public order
visible signs of disorder invite more serious crime
hasSubject law enforcement practices
public order
urban neighborhoods
influenced community policing strategies
zero-tolerance policing debates
influencedBy observations of neighborhood disorder
urban sociology research
language English
mainTopic broken windows theory
crime prevention
social disorder
medium magazine
print
proposes broken windows policing
publicationDecade 1980s
publicationYear 1982
publishedIn The Atlantic Monthly NERFINISHED
publisher The Atlantic Monthly NERFINISHED
title Broken Windows NERFINISHED
typeOfWork short-form journalism

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broken windows theory publicationTitle Broken Windows
subject surface form: Broken windows theory