Philip Zimbardo's Broken Window Theory

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There are many different psychological theories that brings positive and negative outcome in our society. Broken Window Theory that is able to bring both positive and negative and it happens a lot in our lives. The academic definition of Broken Window Theory is, “that used broken windows as a metaphor for disorder within neighborhoods. Their theory links disorder and incivility within a community to subsequent occurrences of serious crime.” (Adam J. McKee, 2015). This theory is reported in 1969 by Philip Zimbardo, the psychologist in Stanford University. This theory seems simple but, this small abandoned action can bring huge confusion in our society. Philip Zimbardo tested with two same cars on a street. One with no license plate and hood