Where Broken Windows Should Be Fixed: Toward Identification of Areas at the Tipping Point

Objectives: Introduce a systematic method to identify areas with similar levels of disorder (from serene, to “tipping,” to crime-ridden) which is crucial for a valid empirical test of Broken Windows Theory (BWT). Methods: Systematic social observation data are used of almost 2,000 locations in the c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of research in crime and delinquency 2015-07, Vol.52 (4), p.511-533
Hauptverfasser:	Steenbeek, Wouter, Kreis, Christian
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agglomeration Cities Community policing Correlation Crime Criminology Neighborhoods Observation Randomized Controlled Trials
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