Evaluating Contemporary Crime Drop(s) in America, New York City, and Many Other Places

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-38

  Baumer, Eric P ^a   Wolff, Kevin T ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1990s crime drop; crime trends; New York City

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891662073     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2012.742127     Document Type: Article

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