The crime drop in America /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Blumstein, Alfred, Wallman, Joel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Edition:Rev. ed.
Series:Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The recent rise and fall of American violence / Alfred Blumstein, Joel Wallman
  • Disaggregating the violence trends / Alfred Blumstein
  • Guns and gun violence / Garen J. Wintemute
  • The limited importance of prison expansion / William Spelman
  • Patterns in adult homicide: 1980-1995 / Richard Rosenfeld
  • The rise and decline of hard drugs, drug markets, and violence in inner-city New York / Bruce D. Johnson, Andrew Golub, Eloise Dunlap
  • Have changes in policing reduced violent crime? An assessment of the evidence / John E. Eck, Edward R. Maguire
  • An economic model of recent trends in violence / Jeffrey Grogger
  • Demographics and U.S. homicide / James Alan Fox
  • Epilogue, 2005 : After the crime drop / Joel Wallman, Alfred Blumstein.