The research that was being presented in this article is: Neighborhood Stigma and The Perception of Disorder. The article researches the sociology and criminology as well as few ideas that leads to a neighborhood falling under the Broken Windows Theory. The theory first made surface in 1982 by James Wilson and George Kelling. According to Wilson and Kelling, “Broken Windows Theory is a criminological theory of the norm-setting and signaling effect of urban disorder and vandalism on additional crime and anti-social behavior”. Their theory proposes that if the community/neighbor prevents petty small crimes such as vandalism or public drinking from happening, it will furthermore prevent the snowball effect of more serious crimes from occurring in the future.
It was set notwithstanding the traditional/standard questions about whether the disorder is linked to crime or poor health. Instead, what was examined was what predicts individuals’ perceptions that disorder, defined in the manner of “broken windows,” being the problem. From the independent arrangements of related data, the examination was that of how the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic construction of neighborhoods shapes the views of disorder beyond what people can see in the community
The source was from a neighborhood survey that was conducted …show more content…
The authors’ presentation of the investigation towards perception of disorder was clear along with the results to support the hypothesis made, however, the title should be more specific in regards to the location of which this research was conducted. This can perhaps alter the viewers outlook towards the study being done at either a broader spectrum instead of the specific location that was named:
It was set notwithstanding the traditional/standard questions about whether the disorder is linked to crime or poor health. Instead, what was examined was what predicts individuals’ perceptions that disorder, defined in the manner of “broken windows,” being the problem. From the independent arrangements of related data, the examination was that of how the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic construction of neighborhoods shapes the views of disorder beyond what people can see in the community
The source was from a neighborhood survey that was conducted …show more content…
The authors’ presentation of the investigation towards perception of disorder was clear along with the results to support the hypothesis made, however, the title should be more specific in regards to the location of which this research was conducted. This can perhaps alter the viewers outlook towards the study being done at either a broader spectrum instead of the specific location that was named: