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Broken windows theory

Rhonada Collier clears away tree branches in front of an abandoned house in an attempt to make her once thriving working-class neighborhood that is now littered with blight look better in Flint, Michigan.

Want to fight crime? Plant some flowers with your neighbor.

March 22, 2018Culture

Flint, Michigan, has one of the highest crime rates in the country for a city of its size. One neighborhood has found a novel way to fight back.

A New York City police officer reacts next to people protesting against the death of Eric Garner during an arrest in July.

Even the creator of ‘broken windows’ policing thought it could lead to racial problems

January 27, 2015Justice

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