Bernard Harcourt (broken window "opponent")

Question 1

Empirical and Theoretical problems with broken windows

Answer 1

true

Question 2

Empirical: only small sliver of population; was that one problem with their sample data? true or false

Answer 2

true

Question 3

In broken window the sample population was only 60-70%

Broken windows is not representative of the population. true or false?

Answer 3

true

Question 4

It wasn’t representative of the populous.

Answer 4

true

Question 5

Harcourt found that robbery connection to disorder, only in?

Answer 5

bad neighborhoods

Question 6

Do you need two witnesses in Newark for murder?

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

Broken window theory used data from bad neighborhoods. Theories need to be true in all neighborhoods, not just bad neighborhoods. true or false?

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Broken windows theory was falsely credited for New York’s reduction of crime. true or false

Answer 8

true

Question 9

Yet, a reduction of crime in New York was declining, regardless of the broken window theory. true or false

Answer 9

true

Question 10

In Los Angeles, the crime rate was declining before Bratton arrived with his broken window theory. true or false

Answer 10

true

Question 11

Theoretical Problems is that it. . . ?

Answer 11

Segregates people into Orderly and Disorderly

Question 12

forces cops to look at people as orderly vs disorderly

true or false?

Answer 12

true

Question 13

how do they identify orderly people

Answer 13

smile at cops, go to police meetings, ride-alongs; familiar

Question 14

How do they identify disorderly.

Answer 14

don’t smile at cops, do not relate to cops: unfamiliar

Question 15

2 Jungle trop

Answer 15

Police who don’t know any hood culture are patrolling the streets of hoods. Automatically believe hoods are full of criminals - working class neighborhoods are inhospitable and its a frightening jungle. People who didn’t grow up in the hood (jungle trope)

Question 16

Is there a connection between rape and disorder?

Answer 16

no

Question 17

Does assault and burglary have a connection with societal disorder?

Answer 17

no

Question 18

Is poverty related to assault and burglary?

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

does robbery does have a connection to murder and disorder? Only in five highest murderous societies.

Answer 19

yes, but only in statistical outlier- only true in certain neighborhoods (cherry picking).

Question 20

what is broken window major claim?

Answer 20

petty crime leads to major crimes.

Question 21

3 creating a category of disorderly persons justifies police misconduct? true or false

Answer 21

true

Question 22

4 marginalized communities (projects) are criminalized via selective enforcement. true or false

Answer 22

true

Question 23

selective enforcement is an issue. true or false

Answer 23

true

Question 24

privileged communities are ignored (selective enforcement) and not criminalized. true or false

Answer 24

true

Question 25

In NY 60% of maintenance arrests are blacks. true or false

Answer 25

true

Question 26

In NY population is 12% black. is there a disparity when compared to arrests? yes or no

Answer 26

yes

Question 27

Are blacks five times more likely to get arrested vs whites?

Answer 27

yes

Question 28

90% of stop & frisk victims are black and latino. true or false?

Answer 28

true

Question 29

do white people have more illegal guns than black and latino?

Answer 29

yes

Question 30

is a "stop & frisk" done to confiscate illegal guns. true or false?

Answer 30

true

Question 31

Is law enforcement inherently bias via negative interaction? true or false

Answer 31

true

Question 32

white people self report higher drug use and sales. | true or false?

Answer 32

true

Question 33

law enforcement resources spent on minor crimes is a waste of time. true or false

Answer 33

true

Question 34

resources should be spent on major crimes. true or false

Answer 34

true

Question 35

broken window theory says minor crimes lead to major crimes. true or false

Answer 35

true

Question 36

in reality is this true? yes or no

Answer 36

no

Question 37

#7 theoretical slip; define:

Answer 37

is that minor crime leads to minor crime.

Question 38

does broken window theory say that minor crime leads to minor crime? yes or no

Answer 38

no; because this fact was established already. | Broken windows is taking credit for something that was established before the theory.

Question 39

is it general knowledge that minor crime leads to minor crime?

Answer 39

yes

Question 40

#8 Zimbario study

Answer 40

car in south bronx and car palo alto study; both cars were vandalized.

Question 41

Is the "Zimbario study" proof that disorderly and orderly people category is nonsense. true or false?

Answer 41

true

Question 42

#9 The broken window theory encourages control! true or false

Answer 42

true

Question 43

Police is encouraged to search and hunt for guns or other contraband. Due to broken window theory. true or false

Answer 43

true

Question 44

Police are encouraged by supervisors and police officers personally believe they are serving the community by believing that small crimes lead to major crimes. true or false

Answer 44

* true; although statistically it is wrong to think that small crimes leads to major crimes. * no factual or empirical evidence that leads to believing that small crimes lead to major crimes. * broken windows justifies police misconduct.

Question 45

Which book did Travis Hirschi write?

Answer 45

"A control theory of delinquency"

Question 46

Which four authors or proponents of the "Broken Windows Theory?"

Answer 46

Travis Hirschi Michael Gottfredson James Q. Wilson George Kelling

Question 47

Is Bernard Harcourt the opponent of Broken windows theory?

Answer 47

yes

Question 48

Which book did Bernard Harcourt write?

Answer 48

Reflecting on Broken windows.

Question 49

The two authors, who are proponents of broken window, who wrote a chapter together are:

Answer 49

James Q. Wilson and George Kelling

Question 50

James Q. Wilson and George Kelling wrote a chapter titled?

Answer 50

Broken Windows