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Jane Jacobs' The Death and Life of Great American Cities is discussed in detail by Ranasinghe, and its importance to the early workings of broken windows, and claims that Kelling's original interest in "minor offences and disorderly behaviour and conditions" was inspired by Jacobs' work. [19]
The Vandalism Studies project is a portion of the Counter-Vandalism Unit designated to conduct research related to unconstructive edits on Wikipedia. The project covers all vandalism on Wikipedia. The project covers all vandalism on Wikipedia.
Vandalism poses the problem of the value of art compared to life's hardships: Courbet thought that the political values transmitted by this work of art neutralized its artistic value. His project was not followed; however, on 12 April 1871, the Commune voted to dismantle the imperial symbol, and the column was taken down on 8 May.
According to a September 2020 estimate, arson, vandalism and looting caused about $1–2 billion in insured damage between May 26 and June 8, making this initial phase of the George Floyd protests the civil disorder event with the highest recorded damage in American history.
The positive outcomes of more restrictive counter-vandalism measures are clear – decreasing vandalism; the negative consequences can include a more hostile reception for new users who are experimenting or unfamiliar with the way Wikipedia works, discouragement to editors who find that their good-faith attempt at improving a protected page is ...
Anti-social behaviour can have a negative effect and impact on Australian communities and their perception of safety. The Western Australia Police force define anti-social behaviour as any behaviour that annoys, irritates, disturbs or interferes with a person's ability to go about their lawful business. [ 50 ]
One month later, an equestrian statue of King George III was erected. It was executed by the British sculptor Joseph Wilton. [3] Commissioned in 1764 and cast in lead covered with gold leaf, the Neoclassical statue showed King George dressed in Roman garb astride a horse, the whole effect being reminiscent of the Marcus Aurelius statue in Rome.
A three-year study conducting in the early part of the 1980s showed that 64% of American public libraries reported having at least one incident of book vandalism. [8] A later study in Great Britain found that, on average, libraries experienced 9.8 book vandalism events a year. [1] Sometimes these book-vandalism events reach epidemic levels.