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Bernard Harcourt (broken window "opponent") Flashcards

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Empirical and Theoretical problems with broken windows

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true

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Empirical: only small sliver of population; was that one problem with their sample data? true or false

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true

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In broken window the sample population was only 60-70%

Broken windows is not representative of the population. true or false?

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true

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It wasn’t representative of the populous.

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true

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Harcourt found that robbery connection to disorder, only in?

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bad neighborhoods

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Do you need two witnesses in Newark for murder?

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yes

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Broken window theory used data from bad neighborhoods. Theories need to be true in all neighborhoods, not just bad neighborhoods. true or false?

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true

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Broken windows theory was falsely credited for New York’s reduction of crime. true or false

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true

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Yet, a reduction of crime in New York was declining, regardless of the broken window theory. true or false

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true

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In Los Angeles, the crime rate was declining before Bratton arrived with his broken window theory. true or false

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true

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Theoretical Problems is that it. . . ?

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Segregates people into Orderly and Disorderly

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forces cops to look at people as orderly vs disorderly

true or false?

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true

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how do they identify orderly people

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smile at cops, go to police meetings, ride-alongs; familiar

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How do they identify disorderly.

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don’t smile at cops, do not relate to cops: unfamiliar

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2 Jungle trop

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Police who don’t know any hood culture are patrolling the streets of hoods. Automatically believe hoods are full of criminals - working class neighborhoods are inhospitable and its a frightening jungle. People who didn’t grow up in the hood (jungle trope)

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Is there a connection between rape and disorder?

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no

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17
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Does assault and burglary have a connection with societal disorder?

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no

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Is poverty related to assault and burglary?

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yes

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does robbery does have a connection to murder and disorder? Only in five highest murderous societies.

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yes, but only in statistical outlier- only true in certain neighborhoods (cherry picking).

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what is broken window major claim?

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petty crime leads to major crimes.

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3 creating a category of disorderly persons justifies police misconduct? true or false

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true

22
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4 marginalized communities (projects) are criminalized via selective enforcement. true or false

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true

23
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selective enforcement is an issue. true or false

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true

24
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privileged communities are ignored (selective enforcement) and not criminalized. true or false

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true

25
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In NY 60% of maintenance arrests are blacks. true or false

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true

26
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In NY population is 12% black. is there a disparity when compared to arrests? yes or no

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yes

27
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Are blacks five times more likely to get arrested vs whites?

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yes

28
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90% of stop & frisk victims are black and latino. true or false?

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true

29
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do white people have more illegal guns than black and latino?

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yes

30
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is a “stop & frisk” done to confiscate illegal guns. true or false?

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true

31
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Is law enforcement inherently bias via negative interaction? true or false

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true

32
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white people self report higher drug use and sales.

true or false?

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true

33
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law enforcement resources spent on minor crimes is a waste of time. true or false

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true

34
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resources should be spent on major crimes. true or false

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true

35
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broken window theory says minor crimes lead to major crimes. true or false

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true

36
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in reality is this true? yes or no

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no

37
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7 theoretical slip; define:

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is that minor crime leads to minor crime.

38
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does broken window theory say that minor crime leads to minor crime? yes or no

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no; because this fact was established already.

Broken windows is taking credit for something that was established before the theory.

39
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is it general knowledge that minor crime leads to minor crime?

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yes

40
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8 Zimbario study

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car in south bronx and car palo alto study; both cars were vandalized.

41
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Is the “Zimbario study” proof that disorderly and orderly people category is nonsense. true or false?

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true

42
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9 The broken window theory encourages control! true or false

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true

43
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Police is encouraged to search and hunt for guns or other contraband. Due to broken window theory. true or false

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true

44
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Police are encouraged by supervisors and police officers personally believe they are serving the community by believing that small crimes lead to major crimes. true or false

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  • true; although statistically it is wrong to think that small crimes leads to major crimes.
  • no factual or empirical evidence that leads to believing that small crimes lead to major crimes.
  • broken windows justifies police misconduct.
45
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Which book did Travis Hirschi write?

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“A control theory of delinquency”

46
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Which four authors or proponents of the “Broken Windows Theory?”

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Travis Hirschi
Michael Gottfredson
James Q. Wilson
George Kelling

47
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Is Bernard Harcourt the opponent of Broken windows theory?

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yes

48
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Which book did Bernard Harcourt write?

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Reflecting on Broken windows.

49
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The two authors, who are proponents of broken window, who wrote a chapter together are:

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James Q. Wilson and George Kelling

50
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James Q. Wilson and George Kelling wrote a chapter titled?

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Broken Windows

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