Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Saint Olaf College.
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George Kelling
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He previously taught at Northeastern University. Kelling attended Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary to study theology for two years, but earned no degree. He received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, an Master of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a Doctor of Philosophy in social welfare from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1973 under Alfred Kadushin.
Early in his career Kelling was a child care counselor and a probation officer, but his later career has been spent in academia.
The author of numerous articles, he developed the broken windows theory with James Q. Wilson and Catherine Coles.
