George L. Kelling, a criminologist whose “broken windows” theory, conceived with James Q. Wilson, revolutionized policing in America by targeting lesser infractions that stoke fear and unrest in urban ...
Kelling and his wife, Catherine Coles -- a lawyer and anthropologist specializing in urban issues and criminal prosecution -- have now published Fixing Broken Windows: Restoring Order and Reducing ...
Things happen when police officers get out of their cars and systematically interact with citizens, through foot patrol or some other tactic. Let us provide an example observed by Kelling in walking ...