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Author_Ralph Taylor
Baltimore Neighborhoods
Block Fear
Block Watch
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Charles David Linne
collective efficacy
Community Crime Prevention
Community Development Corporations
community policing models
crime
crime prevention strategies
disorganization
economic decline impact on crime
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Exploratory Principal Components Analyses
Fear Score
Graffiti Prevalence
Hierarchical Generalized Linear Models
higher
Higher Initial Status
Higher Status Neighborhoods
incivilities
Incivilities Theorists
Incivility Indicators
indicator
Mayor Schmoke
neighborhood
Neighborhood Crime Rates
Neighborhood House Values
Neighborhood Incivilities
Neighborhood Racial Composition
Nighttime Fear
physical
Physical Incivilities
Police Community Partnerships
quantitative urban analysis
Ralph B. Taylor
rates
Shady Park
social
social capital theory
Social Disorganization
Social Incivilities
status
urban sociology
VP
Product details
- ISBN 9780367098728
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 13 Jun 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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In Breaking Away from Broken Windows Ralph Taylor uses data on recent Baltimore crime-reduction efforts to attack the 'broken windows' thesis--that is, the currently fashionable notion that by reducing or eliminating superficial signs of disorder (dilapidated buildings, graffiti, incivil behavior by teenagers, etc.), urban police deparments can make significant and lasting reductions in crime. Taylor argues that such measures, while useful, are only a partial solution to the problem at hand. His data supports a materialist view: changes in levels of physical decay, superficial social disorder, and racial composition do not lead to higher crime, while economic decline does. He contends that the Baltimore example shows that in order to make real, long-term reductions in crime, urban politicians, businesses, and community leaders must work together to improve the economic fortunes of those living in high-crime areas.
Ralph Taylor
