The broken window theory was proposed in 1982 by two men; James Q. Wilson and George Kelling. The theory itself was used as a metaphor for disorder in neighborhoods and or large cities. Throughout the 1990s and early 21st century police policies were heavily impacted by this theory. The people who live within the city are more applicable to this idea, because in this community eventually they will get tired of living in this type of environment and try to change it for the "better". The broken window theory revolves around a community and its people as a whole. The concept being portrayed is that "If a window is broken and left unrepaired, people walking by will conclude that no one cares and no one is in charge". Another way to describe this
