James Q. Wilson †80 (1931 - 2012)

He was an American academic political scientist and an authority on public administration.He was perhaps most famous for his work (with George Kelling and Catherine Coles) of the "broken windows" theory of law enforcement. Wilson and co-author George L. Kelling argued in The Atlantic article that communities must address minor crimes and their effects, such as broken windows, to prevent larger problems from developing. Those ideas influenced successful community policing efforts in cities including New York and Los Angeles. Last month, Detroit announced it was beginning its own initiative.