| Edition |
Rev. ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 360 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in criminology
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Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Recent rise and fall of American violence / Alfred Blumstein, Joel Wallman -- Disaggregating the violence trends / Alfred Blumstein -- Guns and gun violence / Garen J. Wintemute -- Limited importance of prison expansion / William Spelman -- Patterns in adult homicide: 1980-1995 / Richard Rosenfeld -- 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. |
| Summary |
This revised edition focuses on the drop in crime rates in America in the 1990s, and on the patterns since 2000. The contrasts between the crime-drop periods are explored in the new epilogue, which reviews developments in thinking about the causes and control of crime. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Crime -- United States.
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Crime. |
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United States. |
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Violent crimes -- United States.
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Violent crimes. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Blumstein, Alfred.
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Wallman, Joel.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Crime drop in America. Rev. ed. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521862795 0521681480 (DLC) 2005055304 (OCoLC)62282408 |
| ISBN |
0511147120 (electronic book) |
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9780511147128 (electronic book) |
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0511146531 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511146534 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511616167 |
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0511616163 |
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0521862795 (Cloth) |
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9780521862790 |
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0521681480 |
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9780521681483 |
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