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Entries tagged with Broken Windows

The "broken windows" theory had its day in the sun during the "zero tolerance" policies of the Giuliani adminsitration in New York.  Petty crime, such as graffiti and subway turnstile jumping, were not to be tolerated because, according to the theory, observing disorder has a psychological effect on people. 

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