Northeastern researchers say they have debunked the “#BrokenWindowsTheory,” which posits that visible signs of crime, anti-social behavior, and civil disorder create an environment that encourages further crime and disorder. – I agree! It’s true,

Now, Northeastern researchers say they have debunked the “broken windows theory.” In research published in the Annual Review of Criminology and in Social Science & Medicine, they have found that disorder in a neighborhood doesn’t cause people to break the law, commit more crimes, have a lower opinion of their … May 15, 2019 https://news.northeastern.edu/2019/05/15/northeastern-university-researchers-find-little-evidence-for-broken-windows-theory-say-neighborhood-disorder-doesnt-cause-crime/Continue reading "Northeastern researchers say they have debunked the “#BrokenWindowsTheory,” which posits that visible signs of crime, anti-social behavior, and civil disorder create an environment that encourages further crime and disorder. – I agree! It’s true, talk to anyone from Puerto Rico and Haiti, they’ll tell you!!. “Poverty does not create crime”!!!"