Broken Windows Theory Argues That Crime Results from Public Disorder

question 3

True/False

Broken windows theory argues that crime results from public disorder and can be managed through community policing and increases to social programs for the poor.

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Definitions:

Spacing Effect

The cognitive phenomenon whereby learning is facilitated when study sessions are spaced out over time rather than conducted in close succession.

Misinformation Effect

A phenomenon where a person's memory of an event can be influenced by misleading information introduced after the event, leading to false or distorted recollections.

Proactive Interference

The difficulty in learning new information because of the presence of previous information.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses, lasting typically up to several seconds.