King County Sheriff, Judge Blame "Broken Windows Theory" For Courthouse Crime

by Sydney BrownstoneKing County Council member Larry Gossett describes being stopped by a security officer for "loitering" outside the King County Superior Court last week. King County CouncilBroken windows theory may be making a local comeback. The idea, first developed by two academics in the early 1980s and promoted by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in an attempt to crack down on "quality of life" misdemeanor crimes, came up during a King County Council meeting on Tuesday as a way t