Alisa’s neighborhood is usually quiet, but the local newspaper noted an increase in criminal activity there. One morning, Alisa
found her garage vandalized and covered in paint and eggs. She did not have time to clean up the mess right away. Her neighbors offered to help clean up her garage in the hope that the crime might stop. Later that week, Alisa’s neighbor found his car windshield shattered. The following day, Alisa’s bicycle was stolen from her porch. What type of theorist would be the most likely to agree with the idea that a vandalized garage could lead to more crime?
The broken windows theory is a theory in criminology which states that signs and symbols of crime lads to more serious crime or social disorder.
In other words, it can defined as the those problems which are mostly unattended or unseen at a given place affects people perception to that particular environment and it can seen that more problems in the society occur because of that.
Thus the vandalized garage at Alisa’s house can be regarded as the "broken windows theory" that lead to more crime at her neighborhood.
Broken windows is a theory which is described as criminological theory that further states that the tangible signs of a crime, civil disorder or anti-social behavior tends to create the urban environment which might embolden further disorder and crime, which might also include several serious crimes. This theory further suggests that the policing technique that tends to target the minor crimes i.e. public drinking, vandalism, and also fare evasion might further help in order to create the environment of lawfulness and order, therefore reducing more serious crimes.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs, also known as the Global Goals) are 17 goals with 169 targets that all UN Member States have agreed to work towards achieving by the year 2030. They set out a vision for a world free from poverty, hunger and disease.
