george l. kelling

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Crime A Worry, But ‘Quality Of Life’ Of Greater Concern I revisited (social scientists James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling’s 1982 article, “Broken Windows,” in the Atlantic) because I was trying to solve a mystery. On a recent reporting trip to New York City to ask bankers, policy analysts and real estate brokers about the city’s economic future, I kept hearing that crime was a major risk. …When I probed, I found that they talked less…