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betsyspage.blogspot.com - 2/9/2009
Testing the "broken windows" theory
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Lowell, Massachusetts tried a real-life experiment to see if the "broken windows" theory of crime actually works. The theory is that a disorderly environment with graffiti, trash, and broken windows sends a message that no one cares about that neighborhood and thus, the neighborhood will see ...

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Breakthrough on 'broken windows'
boston.com - 2/8/2009
Breakthrough on 'broken windows'
— boston.com — LOWELL - The year was 2005 and Lowell was being turned into a real life crime-fighting laboratory. (more) Breakthrough on 'broken windows'
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Clean up your street Boston Globe: "Breakthrough on 'broken windows' - In Lowell experiment, crime linked to conditions". First, a review of the "broken windows" theory and how a sense of order (or disorder) is linked to crime: The broken windows theory was first put forth in a 1982 Atlantic ...