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Autore |
Zimring Franklin E |
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Titolo |
The great American crime decline [[electronic resource] /] / Franklin E. Zimring |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Studies in crime and public policy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Crime - United States - History - 20th century |
United States Economic conditions 1981-2001 |
United States Social conditions 1980- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Intro -- Contents -- Part I: What Happened in the 1990s? -- 1 The Size and Character of the Crime Decline -- 2 The Environment for Optimism: Crime Trends and Attitudes about the Effectiveness of Crime Policies -- Part II: The Search for Causes -- 3 The Usual Suspects: Imprisonment, Demography, and the Economy -- 4 Progeny of the 1990s: Three New Explanations of Decline -- Part III: Two New Perspectives -- 5 Which Twin Has the Toni? Some Statistical Lessons from Canada -- 6 New York City's Natural Experiment -- Part IV: Twenty-First Century Lessons -- 7 What Happens Next? -- 8 Seven Lessons from the 1990s -- Appendix 1 Crime and Abortion Policy in Europe, Canada, and Australia -- Appendix 2 Supplementary Statistics on Crime Trends in Canada during the 1990s -- Appendix 3 Trends for the City of New York and the United States during the 1990s -- Appendix 4 Measuring the Extent of Decline in Selected High-Decline Cities -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
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Part I What Happened in the 1990s? 1. The Size and Character of the Crime Decline 2. The Environment for Optimism: Crime Trends and Attitudes about the Effectiveness of Crime Policies Part II The Search |
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for Causes 3. The Usual Suspects: Imprisonment, Demography, and the Economy 4. Progeny of the 1990s: Three New Explanations of Decline Part III Two New Perspectives 5. Which Twin Has the Toni? Some Statistical Lessons from Canada 6. New York City's Natural Experiment Part IV Twenty-First Century Lessons 7. What Happens Next? 8. Seven Lessons from the 1990s Appendix 1: Crime and Abortion Policy in Europe, Canada, and Australia Appendix 2: Supplementary Statistics on Crime Trends in Canada during the 1990s Appendix 3: Trends for the City of New York and the United States during the 1990s Appendix 4: Measuring the Extent of Decline in Selected High-Decline Cities References Index. |
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