Concept information
Preferred term
broken windows theory
Definition
- DefinitionThe broken windows theory asserts the existence of an important connection between incivility and crime. According to the theory, if symbols of ‘disorder’ are left unaddressed in a neighbourhood, then more crime problems will intensify there. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Policing; Broken Windows Theory]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZZK545SP-4
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