smh.com.au - 12/1/2008
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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 ...
kottke.org - 12/2/2008
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kottke.org —
The Economist reports that experimental tests of the
controversial "broken windows theory" of social behavior indicate that...
the theory is correct. The most dramatic result, though, was the one that showed a doubling in the number of people who ...
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● Does the broken windows theory hold online?
zengjinyan.spaces.live.com - 11/28/2008
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zengjinyan.spaces.live.com —
2008年10月10日中午，胡佳从天津潮白监狱转到北京市监狱。转监狱后不到30天的时间里，监狱通知他做了两次的抽血化验。一次在10月份，一次在11月12日。按照常规，抽血化验后一周内可以知道检验结果。时至今日（2008年12月5日），虽然我们多次要求，胡佳和我们家属，都没有收到任何关于化验结果的通知，没有看到相关报告。考虑到胡佳已经服用抗病毒药拉米夫定2年8个月的时间，身体有可能已经产生耐药性，目前的治疗方案有可能对他已经无效。因为不能获知胡佳的化验结果，我们有理由推测他的健康恶化，更加忧虑胡佳的身体状况。 乙肝携带者、患者权益维护活跃人士 陆军 先生就胡佳健康情况给出以下建议： .. ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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 ...
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