Broken Windows Policy Flashcards
1
Q
Who did the abandoned cars experiment?
A
Zimbardo (1969)
2
Q
What happened in abandoned cars experiment?
A
First car was completely stripped right away, second car people didn’t touch it til he broke window with sledgehammer
3
Q
what does Broken Windows theory (1982) say?
A
once disorder begins, it spins out of control, stopping small crimes will prevent big crimes
4
Q
What did NYC focus on in the 1990’s?
A
order maintenance, turnstile jumpers, petty crimes
5
Q
The “Great Crime Decline” of the ____’s?
A
1990s
6
Q
What are modern day examples of Broken Windows policing?
A
George Floyd, dominos in NY w/ 8 officers, NYPD aggressive stop & frisks
