Triple

T2182476
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Q. Wilson E49075 entity
Predicate notableTheory P477 FINISHED
Object broken windows theory
Broken windows theory is a criminological concept proposing that visible signs of disorder and minor offenses, if left unaddressed, encourage more serious crime and antisocial behavior.
E243237 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: broken windows theory | Statement: [James Q. Wilson, notableTheory, broken windows theory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: broken windows theory
Context triple: [James Q. Wilson, notableTheory, broken windows theory]
  • A. "Crime: Its Cause and Treatment"
    "Crime: Its Cause and Treatment" is a 1922 non-fiction work by American lawyer Clarence Darrow that examines the social, economic, and psychological roots of criminal behavior and critiques traditional approaches to punishment.
  • B. Peelian principles of policing
    The Peelian principles of policing are a set of foundational guidelines for modern law enforcement that emphasize crime prevention, public cooperation, and the idea that police legitimacy depends on maintaining the trust and consent of the community.
  • C. Sky Crime
    Sky Crime is a British pay television channel from Sky dedicated to true crime documentaries and series.
  • D. Race City USA
    Race City USA is the nickname for Mooresville, North Carolina, a town widely recognized as a major hub for NASCAR teams and motorsports industries.
  • E. Slums and Suburbs
    Slums and Suburbs is an influential work by educator James B. Conant examining educational inequality and the social divide between impoverished urban areas and more affluent suburban communities in mid-20th-century America.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: broken windows theory
Triple: [James Q. Wilson, notableTheory, broken windows theory]
Generated description
Broken windows theory is a criminological concept proposing that visible signs of disorder and minor offenses, if left unaddressed, encourage more serious crime and antisocial behavior.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: broken windows theory
Target entity description: Broken windows theory is a criminological concept proposing that visible signs of disorder and minor offenses, if left unaddressed, encourage more serious crime and antisocial behavior.
  • A. "Crime: Its Cause and Treatment"
    "Crime: Its Cause and Treatment" is a 1922 non-fiction work by American lawyer Clarence Darrow that examines the social, economic, and psychological roots of criminal behavior and critiques traditional approaches to punishment.
  • B. Peelian principles of policing
    The Peelian principles of policing are a set of foundational guidelines for modern law enforcement that emphasize crime prevention, public cooperation, and the idea that police legitimacy depends on maintaining the trust and consent of the community.
  • C. Sky Crime
    Sky Crime is a British pay television channel from Sky dedicated to true crime documentaries and series.
  • D. Race City USA
    Race City USA is the nickname for Mooresville, North Carolina, a town widely recognized as a major hub for NASCAR teams and motorsports industries.
  • E. Slums and Suburbs
    Slums and Suburbs is an influential work by educator James B. Conant examining educational inequality and the social divide between impoverished urban areas and more affluent suburban communities in mid-20th-century America.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableTheory
Context triple: [James Q. Wilson, notableTheory, broken windows theory]
  • A. notableFor
    Indicates that an entity is especially recognized or distinguished for a particular quality, achievement, characteristic, or role.
  • B. notableContribution chosen
    Indicates that an entity has made a significant, recognized contribution to another entity, field, work, or endeavor.
  • C. notableFact
    Indicates that there exists a particularly significant or noteworthy fact or piece of information associated with the subject.
  • D. notableTheme
    Indicates that a particular theme is prominently featured in, or strongly associated with, an entity such as a work, event, or body of content.
  • E. notableBase
    Indicates that a particular location serves as a significant or distinguished base or headquarters for an entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a88aa72d348190a9544bb5b8a4e71d completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc4358fc88190a6f556c2de9fef8c completed March 7, 2026, 6:22 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae5da786e48190896cae8fdcee3d83 completed March 9, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae5e30a69c8190a3f77e784401f671 completed March 9, 2026, 5:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae5ea7909c8190a93d87a5d07b84d4 completed March 9, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abbda0ec948190be88c1243d81a423 completed March 7, 2026, 5:54 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:45 p.m.