If you have followed police issues at all over the past decade, you have probably heard the term “Broken Windows Policing.” You might think that it means something along the lines of what the New York Times said it means this January, a policing strategy premised on the belief that “summonses issued and arrests made for minor offenses preclude the eruption of major crimes.” If so, you are completely wrong. But don’t worry, you are not alone.

George Kelling and James Wilson unveiled Broken Wind...