wilson and kelling

• aim


  outline how the features of a neighborhood can influence crime rates, the changing roles of police and strategies for maintaining order
• method


  article with three sections

  • safe neighborhoods
  • changing role of the police
  • maintaining order
• procedure - foot patrol officers


  kelling walked with newark foot patrol officers through run down areas

  the role of the officers could be enforcing the law and taking informal steps to protect the neighborhood rules for public order

  officers knew who regulars were

  saw his role as keeping an eye on strangers and making sure the disreputable regulars observed some informal but widely understood rules
• procedure - broken windows


  where people do not care for their property there is a breakdown of community controls

  neighborhood becomes an inhospitable place

  many residents will think that crime is on the rise and keep off the streets ands wish to move away
• procedure - community controls

  cases of disorderliness weakened the interaction between people and community controls

  the police role in maintaining order is to reinforce the informal control mechanisms in the community itself
• AO2


  believed that the role of the police changed from maintaining order to detecting ands apprehending criminals

  suggestions on how to ensure police treat people fairly (informal social control methods and employ citizens controls)

  private security guards and hire off duty police officers to patrol their buildings

  encouraging patrol officers to use public transport and enforce roles in drinking and disorderly conducts

  police should protect communities ands individuals