The great American crime decline

Description:

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.

subjects: Social conditions,  Crime,  Economic conditions,  History,  Crime, united states,  United states, economic conditions, 1981-2001,  United states, social conditions, 1980-,  United states, economic conditions, 2001-2009,  Criminology - general & miscellaneous,  20th century american history - economic aspects - post world war ii,  20th century american history - social aspects - post world war ii,  United states - economic history,  20th century american history - general & mi

Places: United States

Times: 20th century,  1981-2001,  1980-