The late Manhattan Institute scholar George L. Kelling developed his ideas through exhaustive fieldwork, spending time out on the street and riding along with police. His observations led not only to his co-authored description of “broken windows” dynamics of public disorder, but also inspired hosts of policy directives and further research projects, contributing vastly to community safety. […]
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