# Edward C. Banfield

> Edward Christie Banfield was an American political scientist, best known as the author of The Moral Basis of a Backward Society (1958), and The Unheavenly City (1970). His work was foundational to the advent of the policing tactic of broken windows theory, which was first advocated by his mentee James Q. Wilson in an Atlantic Monthly article entitled "Broken Windows".

*American political scientist (1916–1999)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1916-11-19
- **Died:** 1999-09-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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