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George L. Kelling
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George L. Kelling

American criminologist

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  • French National Police: patrolling
    In police: Community policing

    Wilson and the American criminologist George L. Kelling maintained that the incidence as well as the fear of crime is strongly related to the existence of disorderly conditions in neighborhoods. Using the metaphor of a broken window, they argued that a building in a constant state of disrepair conveys the…

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  • broken-windows theory
    In broken windows theory

    Wilson and George Kelling in 1982 that used broken windows as a metaphor for disorder within neighborhoods. Their theory links disorder and incivility within a community to subsequent occurrences of serious crime.

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