Broken window theory

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Published Monday, July 28, 2003 11:57 PM by RoyOsherove
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Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:39 PM by corey a. bronstein

# re: Broken window theory

can this theory be applied to business (if you let the fundamentals slip, your business model can falter significantly)??
are there any studies?
thanks
corey
corey.bronstein@diageo.com
Monday, May 03, 2004 12:15 AM by Mark Warren

# re: Broken window theory

The details are slightly off. There were two cars, one parked in the Bronx and the second parked in Palo Alto. Both were left with the hood open and without license plate; the Bronx car had the radiator and battery removed with ten minutes while the Palo Alto car sat untouched for more than a week. Only after the professor smashed a part of the car with a sledge hammer did vandalism begin. (Philip Zimbardo, a Stanford psychologist reported on this experiment in 1969.)

in conjunction with this experiment, George Kelling accompanied police on foot patrols in Newark. His work with James Wilson led to what is now know as the "Broken Window Theory".

This theory has many implications far beyond just reducing crime.
Thursday, May 06, 2004 7:58 AM by cj gladstone

# re: Broken window theory

Is there any information regarding George Kelling's work with the New York foot patrols? Is there any information in regards whether there has been much of a reduction in crime due to an increase in foot patrols? have they had any influence on the "broken window theory"?