Explain broken windows theory and its relevance to community policing.
What will be an ideal response?
In 1982, James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling published an article entitled “Broken Windows: Police and Neighborhood Safety.” While the article did not specifically mention community policing, this ideology became the impetus for foot patrol programs. Broken windows theory asserts that criminal behavior is the result of (1) disorder, (2) anonymity among residents, and (3) anonymity between the police and residents. It believes disorder leads to more disorder. The basic premise is that serious street crime flourishes in areas where disorderly conduct persists. If posits that if police enforce laws relating to smoking, drinking, and disorderly conduct. This will reduce disorder, which will reduce fear of crime, and crime itself.
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