LEADER 03504nam 2200493Ia 450 001 9910818873503321 005 20240418144958.0 010 $a9780199702534 010 $a0199702535 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7037384 035 $a(CKB)24235073900041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415891 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415891 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10160649 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL84541 035 $a(OCoLC)99806476$z(OCoLC)437096310 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235073900041 100 $a20060412d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe great American crime decline$b[electronic resource] /$fFranklin E. Zimring 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2007 215 $axiv, 258 p 225 1 $aStudies in crime and public policy 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aPart I What Happened in the 1990s? 1. The Size and Character of the Crime Decline 2. The Environment for Optimism: Crime Trends and Attitudes about the Effectiveness of Crime Policies Part II The Search for Causes 3. The Usual Suspects: Imprisonment, Demography, and the Economy 4. Progeny of the 1990s: Three New Explanations of Decline Part III Two New Perspectives 5. Which Twin Has the Toni? Some Statistical Lessons from Canada 6. New York City's Natural Experiment Part IV Twenty-First Century Lessons 7. What Happens Next? 8. Seven Lessons from the 1990s Appendix 1: Crime and Abortion Policy in Europe, Canada, and Australia Appendix 2: Supplementary Statistics on Crime Trends in Canada during the 1990s Appendix 3: Trends for the City of New York and the United States during the 1990s Appendix 4: Measuring the Extent of Decline in Selected High-Decline Cities References Index. 410 0$aStudies in crime and public policy. 606 $aCrime$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y1981-2001 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y1980- 615 0$aCrime$xHistory 676 $a364.97309/049 700 $aZimring$b Franklin E$0472956 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910818873503321 996 $aThe great American crime decline$93920682 997 $aUNINA