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Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding New York'S Crime Drop by Edited by Richard Rosenfeld , Edited by Karen Terry , Edited by Preeti Chauhan
This book explores New York City's historic crime drop over the past quarter of a century. New York City's dramatic crime decline is a real brainteaser: no one predicted it and, as of yet, no one has explained it, at least to the satisfaction of most social scientists who study crime trends._x000D_
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Three strategic lessons emerge from the contributions to this volume on New York's crime drop. It is suggested that future research should:_x000D_
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* go wide by putting New York in comparative context, nationally and internationally;_x000D_
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