James Q. Wilson Quotes:
Ocupation: Academic
Life: May 27, 1931 - March 2, 2012
Birthday: May 27
Death: March 2
Broken Window Theory: 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 sidewalk. Some litter accumulates. Soon, more litter accumulates. Eventually, people even start leaving bags of trash from take-out restaurants there or even break into cars.
topic: Fire, Light, People, Squatters, Fire Inside, Vandals, Broken Windows
