Don't break windows, don't litter, don't expect that alone to stop crime

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Dissecting Leftism found this 12/1/2008 on www.smh.com.au (flag)
I've always been interested in broken-windows theory, also known as zero tolerance, which holds that if people are forced to abide by social norms in small matters, such as fixing broken windows and not littering the footpath, they (and others) will be less likely to breach more important ... (link)

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Published 12/1/2008 by JR (noreply@blogger.com) at Dissecting Leftism
... the mailbox was clean, 13 per cent of passers-by stole the envelope. When graffiti was applied to the box, this proportion went up to 27 per cent. When the graffiti was removed and litter placed around the box, the proportion of thefts was 25 per cent. The researchers conclude: "The most likely interpretation of these results is, as before, that one disorder (graffiti or littering) actually fostered a new disorder (stealing) by weakening the goal of acting appropriately." More here ******************** The Great Obama Depression? Hoover ...

Broken windows
Published 12/1/2008 by JR (noreply@blogger.com) at THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
... the mailbox was clean, 13 per cent of passers-by stole the envelope. When graffiti was applied to the box, this proportion went up to 27 per cent. When the graffiti was removed and litter placed around the box, the proportion of thefts was 25 per cent. The researchers conclude: "The most likely interpretation of these results is, as before, that one disorder (graffiti or littering) actually fostered a new disorder (stealing) by weakening the goal of acting appropriately." More here Posted by John Ray. For a daily critique of Leftist ...

Broken windows
Published 12/1/2008 at Stop The ACLU
... When the mailbox was clean, 13 per cent of passers-by stole the envelope. When graffiti was applied to the box, this proportion went up to 27 per cent. When the graffiti was removed and litter placed around the box, the proportion of thefts was 25 per cent. The researchers conclude: “The most likely interpretation of these results is, as before, that one disorder (graffiti or littering) actually fostered a new disorder (stealing) by weakening the goal of acting appropriately.” More here Posted by ...