How do you see this law relating to the Broken Windows theory? What constituted a “broken window” for Zimmerman? Also, consider controversial police practices such as the use of “Stop, Question and Frisk” by the New York Police Department. How do you see that practice reflecting the logic of the theory in discussion
Conformity, Deviance and Crime
On the night of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American high school student. In the court Zimmerman made use of the “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law.
How do you see this law relating to the Broken Windows theory? What constituted a “broken window” for Zimmerman? Also, consider controversial police practices such as the use of “Stop, Question and Frisk” by the New York Police Department. How do you see that practice reflecting the logic of the theory in discussion?
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