| Broken Windows--Comp Review CRJ 793 |
Updated March 5, 2010 |
| Lecture powerpoint (please note that this powerpoint may differ somewhat from the one I present in lecture. I usually update my powerpoint immediately before the lecture). |
Here's the same powerpoint with 6 slides per page and with 2 slides per page. |
1) Kelling and Wilson (1982) -- Broken Windows. |
If nothing else, read this. |
| 2) Kelling (1999) -- "Broken Windows" and Police Discretion. |
Fills in some of the specifics that are lacking in the original Broken Windows article. |
| 3) Jane Jacobs (1961) -- Chapter 2, "The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety." From The Death and Life of Great American Cities. |
George Kelling was a big fan of Jane Jacobs, whose theories on urban life laid the foundation for Broken Windows. If you find this at all interesting, you should read the whole book. |
| 4) Bratton (1998) -- Turnaround (excerpt). |
Bratton may be a bit into himself, but it's still a good look at what happened in New York from the perspective of the police chief. |
| 5) Gladwell (1996) -- Tipping Point. |
From the New Yorker. A non-academic look at the crime drop. |
| Optional Readings: |
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| Sousa (2010) -- Paying attention to minor offenses: order maintenance policing
in practice. |
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| Harcourt and Ludwig (2006) -- New evidence from NYC. |
Skim the main points of this article against Broken Windows. |
| Bratton and Kelling (2006) -- There are no cracks in the Broken Windows. |
A response to critics. |
| Braga and Bond (2008) -- Policing Crime and Disorder Hot Spots: A Randomized controlled trial. |
Shows some effectiveness in problem solving policing. |
| Rosenfeld, Fonango, & Rengifo (2007) -- The Impact of Order-Maintenance Policing on New York City Homicide and Robbery Rates: 1988-2001. |
Still trying to figure out what happened in NYC. |
| Optional: Karmen (2000) -- New York Murder Mystery: The True Story Behind the Crime Crash of the 1990s. |
An excellent book about the crime drop in New York City. |
