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mods: The great American crime decline Zimring, Franklin E. creator text bibliography Electronic books. History enk Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2007 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages) : illustrations Many theories, from the routine to the bizarre, have been offered to explain the crime decline of the 1990s - record levels of imprisonment, an abatement of the crack cocaine epidemic, more police using better tactics, or even the effects of legalized abortion. And what can we expect from crime rates in the future? Franklin E. Zimring here takes on the experts, and counters with the first in-depth portrait of the decline and its true significance. 1. The size and character of the crime decline -- 2. The environment for optimism : crime trends and attitudes about the effectiveness of crime policies -- 3. The usual suspects : imprisonment, demography, and the economy -- 4. Progeny of the 1990s : three new explanations of decline -- 5. Which twin had the Toni? Some statistical lessons from Canada -- 6. New York City's natural experiment -- 7. What happens next? -- 8. Seven lessons from the 1990s. Franklin E. Zimring. Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and index. English. n-us--- Crime United States History 20th century United States Economic conditions 1981-2001 United States Social conditions 1980-2020 Criminalité États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle États-Unis Conditions économiques 1981-2001 États-Unis Conditions sociales 1980-2020 SOCIAL SCIENCE Criminology Crime Economic history Social conditions United States Rückgang Kriminalität USA Criminalité Prévention États-Unis États-Unis Conditions économiques 1981-2001 États-Unis Conditions sociales 1980- 1900-2020 fast HV6783 .Z56 2007eb 364.97309/049 343.9(73)(09) PH 8240 Great American crime decline Zimring, Franklin E. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 (DLC) 2006012374 (OCoLC)67346086 (DLC) 2006012374 (DLC) 2006012374 (OCoLC)67346086 Studies in crime and public poli…