1st Edition
Understanding New York’s Crime Drop
Introduction: New York’s Crime Drop Puzzle, Richard Rosenfeld, Karen Terry & Preeti Chauhan
Chapter 1: Evaluating Contemporary Crime Drop(s) in America, New York City, and Many Other Places, Eric P. Baumer & Kevin T. Wolff
Chapter 2: Placing the Crime Decline in Context: A Comment on Baumer and Wolff, Lauren J. Krivo
Chapter 3: Area Differences and Time Trends in Crime Reporting: Comparing New York with Other Metropolitan Areas, Min Xie
Chapter 4: The New York City Police Department, its Crime Control Strategies and Organizational Changes, 1970-2009, Michael D. White
Chapter 5: The Impact of Police Stops on Precinct Robbery and Burglary Rates in New York City, 2003-2010, Richard Rosenfeld & Robert Fornango
Chapter 6: Stop, Question, and Assess: Comments on Rosenfeld and Fornango, Steven F. Messner & Eric P. Baumer
Chapter 7: Could Innovations in Policing have Contributed to the New York City Crime Drop even in a Period of Declining Police Strength?: The Case of Stop, Question and Frisk as a Hot Spots Policing Strategy, David Weisburd, Cody W. Telep & Brian A. Lawton
Chapter 8: Studying New York City’s Crime Decline: Methodological Issues, David F. Greenberg
Chapter 9: Time Series Properties of Crime Rate Changes: Comments Related to David Greenberg’s Paper, David McDowall
Biography
Richard Rosenfeld is the Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, USA. He has written extensively on crime trends, policing, and criminal justice policy. Dr Rosenfeld is a Fellow and former President of the American Society of Criminology.
Karen Terry is Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA. She publishes primarily in the areas of sexual victimization and policing.
Preeti Chauhan is Associate Professor in the Psychology Department and the Director of the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA. Her work has focused on policing, incarceration, and lower-level enforcement.
