Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-305) and indexes.
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