New York murder mystery
Subtitle: the true story behind the crime crash of the 1990s
By: Andrew Karmen.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-305) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The 1990s crime crash in New York; title: Deconstructing murders; title: NYPD or not NYPD: that is the question; title: Behind bars?; title: The drug-crime connection; title: It's the economy, stupid! or is it? Did the boom cause the crash?; title: Where have all the criminals gone? Did favorable demographic trends facilitate the crash?; title: Lessons from the New York experience.