Broken Window Theory In Freakonomics

A criminological theory known as the broken window theory is something that interests me a lot. I first learned of this theory through my required school reading of “Freakonomics” by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner. The theory was being used to support the argument that the broken windows theory was responsible for New York’s 1990’s crime drop. The theory is believed to be responsible for the crime drop because of William Bratton, the New York City police commissioner. William Bratton used the “Quality of life initiative”, this initiative cracked down on public drinking, disorderly behavior, street prostitution, and panhandling. I was very interested in this theory so I decided to do further research on the topic. The theory was introduced