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

• Autore: Zimring Franklin E
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 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-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Part I: What Happened in the 1990's?; 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 1990's: 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 1990's ; Appendix 1 Crime and Abortion Policy in Europe, Canada, and Australia Appendix 2 Supplementary Statistics on Crime Trends in Canada during the 1990's; Appendix 3 Trends for the City of New York and the United States during the 1990's; Appendix 4 Measuring the Extent of Decline in Selected High-Decline Cities; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Part I What Happened in the 1990's? 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 1990's: 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 1990's Appendix 1: Crime and
• Titolo autorizzato: The great American crime decline
• ISBN: 0-19-537898-9; 1-4294-5921-2; 0-19-970253-5; 1-280-84541-4; 0-19-534619-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465102903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in crime and public policy.