Challenges of Broken Windows or Order Maintenance Policing
The broken windows consider the rule of law in preventing urban disorders and vandalism. This covers the crime and anti-social behavior that are expressed in the communities. The availability of resources and sustainability are the challenges that broken windows experience in the policing. Increasing the number of police on the urban streets would attract more resources to equip them to take patrol around the clock. Eventually, this serves short term whereby the crime problem will return in the long run. It requires understanding and addressing the factors that contribute to crime and exploring the reasons for undertaking such crimes. The policing process would be easier through the incorporation of community in preventing crime activities (Grant, Grabias, & Godson, 2006). Therefore, it is important to understand the reason behind every crime and seeking an appropriate mechanism to come with a long run solution.
Anti-social behaviors are the key factor in identifying the nature of crime experience in every locality. Identification of any crime or urban disorder would be easier in finding long term solution. The main challenge in policing is either shifting the crime activities in the different locality or providing a short-term solution. During the low crime rate, the police are shifted in different areas for law enforcement in a different setting. The cycle tends to repeat itself as the cause of the crimes are not identified and dealt with completely (Grant, Grabias, & Godson, 2006). In the long run, development of vicious cycle makes community whereby people tend not to cooperate with police in fighting crime. This is a major challenge in law enhancing whereby the policing process lacks great impact in fighting against crimes. Therefore, its broken windows face some challenges in ensuring the rule of law is maintained.
References
Grant, H., Grabias, J., & Godson, R. (2006). Democratic Policing in Transitional and Developing
Countries. The Role of Police in Promoting the Rule of Law, 200-208.
