| 单词 | broken window |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbroken window broken window n. U.S. Criminology (frequently in plural) a theory suggesting that conspicuous signs of social disorder, such as graffiti and vandalism, create a climate of neglect in which serious crime can flourish; (also) an approach to crime prevention based on this theory; chiefly attributive. ΚΠ 1982 G. L. Kelling & J. Q. Wilson Broken Windows in Atlantic Monthly Mar. 31/1 Philip Zimbardo, a Stanford psychologist, reported in 1969 on some experiments testing the broken-window theory. 1988 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 6 Oct. The pre-dawn sweep was part of the ‘Broken Windows Program’, a Police Department campaign to discourage crime by removing abandoned cars, graffiti and other telltale signs of urban decay. 1990 G. F. Will in Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 1 Feb. a21 The community..deteriorates through the ‘broken window’ dynamic. 2000 New Republic 10 Apr. 24/1 Broken windows has helped reduce crime in cities across the nation. 2006 New Yorker 6 Feb. 41/1 The crime decrease was attributed to..the decline of the drug trade, the gentrification of Brooklyn, the successful implementation of ‘broken windows’ policing. < as lemmas |
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