The great American crime decline [[electronic resource] /] / Franklin E. Zimring

• Autore: Zimring Franklin E
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 258 p
• Disciplina: 364.97309/049
• Soggetto topico: Crime - United States - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Economic conditions 1981-2001; United States Social conditions 1980-
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The great American crime decline
• ISBN: 9780199702534; 0199702535
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818873503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in crime and public policy.