Broken Windows¶
Wilson, J. Q., & Kelling, G. L. (1982). Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety. The Atlantic Monthly, 249(3), 29-38.
Cited by¶
2 citations across 2 artifacts.
Each citation links to the sentence it supports in the citing article.
Primes¶
- Broken Windows Theory
- The original Wilson–Kelling framing carries heavy normative and institutional baggage — it is a named policy theory built around enforcement — but the underlying tipping-point signal loop is what recurs across substrates.
This sourceOriginal statement that visible unrepaired disorder signals weakened enforcement and invites higher-level offending, framed as a policing theory.
- The original Wilson–Kelling framing carries heavy normative and institutional baggage — it is a named policy theory built around enforcement — but the underlying tipping-point signal loop is what recurs across substrates.
- Eyes On The Street
- In community governance, neighbourhood watch, porch culture, and third places instantiate it, and the Broken Windows critique inverts it: visible neglect signals the absence of eyes and recruits further disorder.
This sourceArgues visible neglect signals the absence of watching eyes and recruits further disorder — the inverse of eyes-on-the-street.
- In community governance, neighbourhood watch, porch culture, and third places instantiate it, and the Broken Windows critique inverts it: visible neglect signals the absence of eyes and recruits further disorder.
Verification¶
This reference passed the adversarial substantiation pipeline: it was checked to exist and to support the claim it is attached to. See how references were verified.
Registry ID ref:f6d7f2bcc888 · see in the full table