GEOG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Broken Windows Theory, George L. Kelling
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Densest and most expensive part of city. Once family reaches higher class, they move out. Poor education, leads to low-skilled labor force, further leads to low- capita income. Education increases 10%, per-capita income increases 22% Study in west dayton, ohio showed higher obesity rates bc of less access to grocery stores. Clifford shaw and henry mckay (1942) chicago. Not abnormal people that commit crime but people living in abnormal conditions. Saw a high rate of juvenile arrest rates. 3 principles: poverty, high mobility, heterogeneous population. Collective efficacy: in order to have these conditions (high crime rates), all 3 ingredients are necessary. Crime and delinquency is 6x-10x higher within this zone today. Studies that have looked at population density and crime. With abandoned houses, property value decreases, crime increases. Broken windows theory, james wilson and george kelling, Building with broken window leads to more crime.
