'Broken windows' theory of neighborhood crime too broad to be effective

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 21:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Traditional signals for opportunities for crime may not be representative of the whole neighborhood, a new study concludes. By understanding how opportunities for crime and criminal behavior exists on a smaller level, residents and police can benefit to better solve issues, rather than try to temporarily stop them, the authors suggest.

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