The Detriments of Ineffective Political Governance in Underdeveloped Countries: A Theoretical Criminology Perspective Based on the Broken Windows Theory

Mousavi Fard, Seyed  Mohammad Reza; Bahador, Farshid; Shamcizad, Zahra

doi:10.22034/jclc.2024.718658

The Detriments of Ineffective Political Governance in Underdeveloped Countries: A Theoretical Criminology Perspective Based on the Broken Windows Theory

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seyed Mohammad Reza Mousavi Fard ¹

Farshid Bahador ²

Zahra Shamcizad ³

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.

² PHD student of Political Sociology, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

³ PhD student in criminal law and criminology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran

10.22034/jclc.2024.718658

Abstract

Examining the existential philosophy of governments reveals that the fundamental purpose of governmental emergence, from the perspective of nations, is to facilitate affairs and advance social life towards development and progress within the framework of a social contract. However, in certain underdeveloped countries, governments not only fail to fulfill their roles effectively but also exacerbate social issues through inefficient governance. This study aims to analyze this phenomenon from the perspective of the Broken Windows Theory within criminology. Adopting an analytical-descriptive yet adaptive approach, utilizing documentary and library research methods, this study seeks to depict the image of inefficient governance.
By examining the doctrines of the Broken Windows Theory, it becomes evident that the inefficiency of political governance, according to this theory, directly impacts crime rates. Consequently, it can be argued that, based on this theory, social divides, political suffocation, widespread corruption in all its dimensions, failure to prevent crime, and similar issues constitute the minimal damage resulting from politically inefficient governance.

Keywords

Underdeveloped Country

Broken Window Theory

Criminology

Inefficient Governance

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