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'Broken Windows' Theorist Dead at 80
 'Broken Windows' 
 Theorist Dead at 80 
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'Broken Windows' Theorist Dead at 80

James Q. Wilson had huge influence on police work in big cities

(Newser) - James Q. Wilson, who came up with the influential "broken windows" theory of policing and crime prevention, died yesterday of leukemia at age 80. A sample of the obituaries:
  • Los Angeles Times : He "helped launch a revolution in law enforcement" with the windows theory—"the idea that
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