CRM 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Broken Windows Theory, Business Improvement District, New York City Police Department
16 May 2016
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Broken windows stem from n-y city. Neoliberalism: system of economic ideas and initiatives that emphasize small government and market based solutions to social and economic problems p. 177. Poverty and issue of homelessness, unemployment, mental illness left untreated, deteriorated communities, communities that don"t have access. If there"s no community reaction then the criminal will think he can do stuff without being caught broken windows. This idea if we let the community deteriorate then this is going to the raise the bar and crimes and criminals will become worse and worse. Broken window theory: theory that is targeted at improving communities. Accountability structures (a lot of changes happening in the 80"s and 90"s) Policing of disorder (certain social constructs that falls under there. ) Nixon (1970)/ policing approach (instance of bankruptcy, emergency financial private/ counsel start seeing a change in the government vulnerability coming out of poverty and homelessness) Also the change in sentencing people with possession of drugs to get longer sentencing)
