The “Broken Windows Theory” postulated by George Kelling and James Cole, has been one of the cornerstones for the formation of community policing.  Please read the attached essay and write a two page critique on the substance of the article. Many of us as criminal justice scholars have heard about this concept in various classes but few have ever read the actual written essay.   You can refer to page 45 of the textbook to help form a critical analysis of the essay.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/03/broken-windows/304465/