the-mighty-kira t1_iz2q27n wrote
Reply to comment by AstroFeed in Study shows among low-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods, that inexpensive, straightforward abandoned housing remediation was directly linked to significant relative reductions in weapons violations and gun assaults, and suggestive reductions in shootings. by Respawan
The original theory, not the bastardized ‘arrest black kids’ version pushed by cops
luminarium t1_iz2qz9n wrote
That was stop and frisk.
the-mighty-kira t1_iz2yn5l wrote
The ‘broken windows’ policing theory was that if you jailed people for things like possession or jumping turnstiles, you’d lower crime.
The original theory was that crime is lower if you fix the symptoms of disorder, e.g. fixing a window soon after it’s broken, rather that letting everything deteriorate.
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Strazdas1 t1_iz43x6e wrote
i think you are mixing something up. broken windows theory is that if you destroy something, rebuilding it will improve the economy in the area and create jobs, so destruction/crime is good.
dcheesi t1_iz4bphz wrote
Two different concepts/theories that happen to share a very similar name:
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