New Study Cracks 'Broken Windows'

A new study with evidence from New York City -- plus a "five-city social experiment" -- claims that there is no evidence to support the popular anti-crime theory.

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April 7, 2006, 11:00 AM PDT

By David Gest

"Bernard Harcourt, a University of Chicago law professor, is publishing this month a provocative new study that finds no evidence to support the popular theory that 'broken-windows' policing actually reduces crime, reports the University of Chicago Chronicle. Titled 'Broken Windows: New Evidence from New York City, and a Five-City Social Experiment,' the study is co-authored by Jens Ludwig, associate professor of public policy at Georgetown University. It appears in the latest issue of the University of Chicago Law Review. The

article can be read online here [PDF, 488KB]."

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