Discouraging window breakers: The lagged effects of police activity on crime

Jonathan W. Caudill, Ryan Getty, Rick Smith, Ryan Patten and Chad R. Trulson

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2013, vol. 41, issue 1, 18-23

Abstract: Previous studies have tested numerous times with mixed results the utility of Wilson and Kelling's (1982) Broken Windows theory as a crime reduction strategy. Despite mixed scholarship, Broken Windows enforcement has remained a staple in municipal policing strategies.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.09.005

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