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Broken windows theory & Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
- 1. Broken Windows Theory And Crime Prevention For Security Professionals Shashank Walia 1Career Coach: Follow for Interview Tips LinkedIn: Shashank Walia
- 2. BROKEN WINDOW THEORY • James Q. Wilson and George Kelling in 1982 used broken windows as a metaphor to explain the link between disorder and crime within the community. George Kelling James Q Wilson Shashank Walia/Career Coach 2
- 3. • One broken window left unrepaired means rest of the windows will soon be broken • It is a signal that no one cares, and it’s okay to break other windows too. Shashank Walia/Career Coach 3
- 4. • If Pane of Glass is replaced; it implies – Owner is present’ – Cares about the property; and – Will not tolerate its disrepair A HOUSE IN WHICH A WINDOW IS BROKEN: Shashank Walia/Career Coach 4
- 5. A HOUSE IN WHICH A WINDOW IS BROKEN: • But If window remain broken: it implies; – The property has no guardian – An invitation – Every window will be broken – Vandalism of the house will implies Shashank Walia/Career Coach 5
- 6. BASIS OF BROKEN WINDOW THEORY • Disorder causes crime, and crime causes further disorder and crime. DISORDER & CRIME CRIMEDISORDER Shashank Walia/Career Coach 6
- 7. Social Disorder TYPES OF DISORDER Scholars generally define two different types of disorder Physical Disorder • Vacant buildings, • Broken windows, • Abandoned vehicles, and • Vacant lots filled with trash • Aggressive panhandlers, • Noisy neighbors, and • Groups of youths congregating on street corners Shashank Walia/Career Coach 7
- 8. ZIMBARDO EXPERIMENT • Zimbardo arranged for an automobile with no license plates and parked idle in a Bronx neighborhood and a second automobile in the same condition in Palo Alto, California • The car in the Bronx was attacked within minutes of its abandonment • At the same time, the vehicle sitting idle in Palo Alto sat untouched for more than a week Shashank Walia/Career Coach 8
- 9. APPLICATION IN PHYSICAL SECURITY & CRIME PREVENTION Shashank Walia/Career Coach 9
- 10. SECURITY CRACKDOWNS Increased Security Sudden and dramatic increases in security officer presence Increased Visibility Crackdowns usually, but not necessarily, involve high Security visibility Undercover Officers Crackdowns may use undercover officers working with uniformed officers Shashank Walia/Career Coach
- 11. ACTIONS TO TAKE 1 2 3 4 5 Conducting field interviews Issuing written or verbal warnings Conducting highly visible patrols Conduting traffic stops Checking of work permits & ID’s Reduced Crime Shashank Walia/Career Coach
- 12. • Security Professionals can use crackdowns in combination with other responses to reduce crime and respond to criminals. – targeting high crime prone areas – conducting ambush and search – Conducting security awareness sessions – improving place management SECURITY ACTIVITIES Shashank Walia/Career Coach 12
- 13. ON FIELD ACTIVITIES • Checking of Fence/Boundary wall for possible damages • Physical inspection of Sensors and Alarm Devices • Physical Inspection of Light Poles installed. • Using light meters to check light standards as per the requirement. • Checking of any unwanted growth of vegetation obstructing camera view. Shashank Walia/Career Coach 13
- 14. CONSEQUENCES • Individuals will begin to commit crime such as Panhandling, prostitution and drug dealing • These crime will become part of the regular activities taking place in the abandoned building and will then spread out into neighborhood • Create more problems for the whole neighborhood and the society, due to less involvement of community Shashank Walia/Career Coach 14
- 15. Conclusion • Little things matter- Take care of little things and the Big things will take care of themselves • “if a window is broken and left unrepaired, people walking by will conclude that no one cares and no one is in charge • Carelessness implies vulnerability Shashank Walia/Career Coach 15
Editor's Notes
- If a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken. One unrepaired broken window is a signal that no one cares, and it’s okay to break other windows too. (It has always been fun.) “Consider a building with a few broken windows. If the windows are not repaired, the tendency is for vandals to break a few more windows. Eventually, they may even break into the building, and if it's unoccupied, perhaps become squatters or light fires inside.” “Or consider a pavement. Some litter accumulates. Soon, more litter accumulates. Eventually, people even start leaving bags of refuse from take-out restaurants there or even break into cars.”
- Scholars generally define two different types of disorder. The first is physical disorder, typified by vacant buildings, broken windows, abandoned vehicles, and vacant lots filled with trash. The second type is social disorder, which is typified by aggressive panhandlers, noisy neighbours, and groups of youths congregating on street corners. The line between crime and disorder is often blurred, with some experts considering such acts as prostitution and drug dealing as disorder while many others classify them as crimes. While different, these two types of disorder are both thought to increase fear among citizens.
- Zimbardo arranged for an automobile with no license plates and the hood up to be parked idle in a Bronx neighbourhood and a second automobile in the same condition to be set up in Palo Alto, California. The car in the Bronx was attacked within minutes of its abandonment. Zimbardo noted that the first "vandals" to arrive were a family – a father, mother and a young son – who removed the radiator and battery. Within twenty-four hours of its abandonment, everything of value had been stripped from the vehicle. After that, the car's windows were smashed in, parts torn, upholstery ripped, and children were using the car as a playground. At the same time, the vehicle sitting idle in Palo Alto sat untouched for more than a week until Zimbardo himself went up to the vehicle and deliberately smashed it with a sledgehammer. Soon after, people joined in for the destruction. Zimbardo observed that a majority of the adult "vandals" in both cases were primarily well dressed, Caucasian, clean-cut and seemingly respectable individuals. It is believed that, in a neighborhood such as the Bronx where the history of abandoned property and theft are more prevalent, vandalism occurs much more quickly as the community generally seems apathetic.