New York murder mystery : the true story behind the crime crash of the 1990s / Andrew Karmen.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Karmen, Andrew
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2000], ©2000.
Subjects:
Murder > New York (State) > New York.
Crime prevention > New York (State) > New York.
Police > New York (State) > New York.
Criminals > New York (State) > New York.
Physical Description:xix, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The 1990s crime crash in New York
  • Deconstructing murders
  • NYPD or not NYPD: that is the question
  • Behind bars?
  • The drug-crime connection
  • It's the economy, stupid! or is it? Did the boom cause the crash?
  • Where have all the criminals gone? Did favorable demographic trends facilitate the crash?
  • Lessons from the New York experience.