2. Theory was proposed by:
James
Q. Wilson
George
L. Kelling
1982

3. A House in which a window is
Broken:
IF-
Pane of Glass is replaced;
•Owner is Present;
•Cares about the Property,
and;
•Will not tolerate its disrepair.
Implies-

4. A House in which a window is
Broken:
BUT
IF- Window remain broken;
•The Property has NO
Guardian;
•An Invitation;
•Every Window will be
Broken;
•Vandalism of the House will
Implies-

5. Broken Window Theory
Lack of Organization
City Mismanagement
Dirty Places
Dirty Streets
Poor Infra-structure
Trash Misbehavior
Crime
LEADS
TO

6. Broken Window Theory
• It is the effect of Lack of organization
and Dirty places on Social Behavior;
• Root Causes Matters;
• Opportunity and
Vulnerability of Crime;

7. • 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 the Neighborhood.
• Create more problems for the whole
Neighborhood and the Society, due to less
involvement of Community.

8. • “Fix the BrokenWindows”;
• Attack the initial factor of the Casual Chain:-
Disorder caused by disreputable people
Breakdown in Informal control.
Invasion of Predatory Criminal.
High Crime Rate in the Neighborhood.

9. 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.

10. Thanks
for your
kind Attention !