Broken Window Theory

BROKEN WINDOWS

THEORYAjay Singh Rathore

Theory was proposed by:James Q. Wilson

George L. Kelling

1982

A House in which a window is Broken:

IF-Pane of Glass is replaced;

•Owner is Present;

•Cares about the Property, and;

•Will not tolerate its disrepair.

Implies-

A House in which a window is Broken:

BUT IF- Window remain

broken;

•The Property has NO Guardian;•An Invitation;•Every Window will be Broken;•Vandalism of the House will be completed.

Implies-

Broken Window Theory

Lack of Organization

City Mismanagement

Dirty Places

Dirty Streets

Poor Infra-structure

Trash Misbehavior

Crime

LEADS TO

Broken Window Theory

• It is the effect of Lack of organization and Dirty places on Social Behavior;

• Root Causes Matters;

• Opportunity and Vulnerability of Crime;

• Individuals will begin to commit crime such as Panhandling, Prostitution and Drug dealing.

• These Crime will become part of the regular activities taking place in the abandoned building and will then spread out into the Neighborhood.

• Create more problems for the whole Neighborhood and the Society, due to less involvement of Community.

How it Can be Halted ?

• “Fix the Broken Windows”;

• Attack the initial factor of the Casual Chain:-

Disorder caused by disreputable people

Breakdown in Informal control.

Invasion of Predatory Criminal.

High Crime Rate in the Neighborhood.

CONCLUSIONLittle things matter - Take care of

little things and the Big things will take care of themselves.

"If a window is broken and left unrepaired, people walking by will conclude that no one cares and no one is in charge."

Carelessness implies Vulnerability.

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