what is your view about broken windows theory
Globe Staff September 11, 2015. A study by a Boston research group based on an analysis of a massive amount of data from Boston raises new questions in the national debate about the influential âbroken windowsâ theory of policing. The broken windows theory posits that low-level crimes, such as graffiti, panhandling, or littering, create an atmosphere of lawlessness in a neighborhood, encouraging more serious crimes.