Wilson And Kelling Flashcards
Wilson and Kelling aim
To investigate why people felt safer when crime rates had not decreased and how police defined ‘order’ in New Jersey
Wilson and kelling ps
Mostly white police
Mostly black community
= ethnocentric
Wilson and kelling observation type?
Participant observation
Wilson and kelling procedure
Kelling joined police door patrols and observed interactions between the community
What did Wilson and kelling develop
The broken windows theory which was published in an article in ‘The Atlantic’
The ‘safe and clean’ neighbourhood programme caused what ?
In increased in how safe people felt
No decrease in crime
Wilson and kelling - if police and community had a good relationship how did the community respond
They would follow and keep others to informal rules eg no drinking on public streets
Wilson and kelling - what do informal rules do?
Improve quality of life and make communities feel safer
