Question

suppose that a high crime neighborhood is plagued by numerous abandoned home and malfunctioning street lights applying the broken window theory what steps should local politicians take to reduce crime in the area why

Answer 1

The "broken window" theory proposes the idea that if there is a part of a city which looks disorganized, broken, and abandoned, chances are that there is a lot of crime in that particular area of the city. What the politicians could do in this case is urge the police to take care of this by starting with the smaller, petty crimes, rather than focusing only on the most serious crimes. They could catch perpetrators who perform acts of vandalism, because usually such small crimes lead to more serious crimes such as theft, r.ape, or murder. These politicians could raise awareness of the public that there is a problem in that particular area which has to be solved if they want to live in a safe and beautiful environment.