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The Great American Crime Decline
Language: en
Pages: 273
Authors: Franklin E. Zimring
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-11-05 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Many theories--from the routine to the bizarre--have been offered up to explain the crime decline of the 1990s. Was it record levels of imprisonment? An abateme
Uneasy Peace
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Patrick Sharkey
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-02-05 - Publisher: National Geographic Books

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From the late ’90s to the mid-2010s, American cities experienced an astonishing drop in violent crime, dramatically changing urban life. In many cases, places
The City That Became Safe
Language: en
Pages: 272
Authors: Franklin E. Zimring
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Discusses many of the ways that New York City dropped its crime rate between the years of 1991 and 2000.
Fixing Broken Windows
Language: en
Pages: 340
Authors: George L. Kelling
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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Cites successful examples of community-based policing.
The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Barry Latzer
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-06-27 - Publisher: Encounter Books

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A compelling case can be made that violent crime, especially after the 1960s, was one of the most significant domestic issues in the United States. Indeed, few