Declining Violent Crime Rates in the 1990s
Predicting Crime Booms and Busts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2297378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Lafree (0000-0001-8418-1440, University of New Mexico) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 145-168 |
| Publication date | 1999-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Sociology (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0360-0572 • E-ISSN: 1545-2115 |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev.soc.25.1.145 |
| OpenAlex | W2118100821 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 69 |
| References cited | 61 |
The United States in the 1990s has experienced the greatest sustained decline in violent crime rates since World War II-even though rates thus far have not fallen as rapidly as they increased during the crime boom of the 1960s and early 1970s. I review a set of exogenous and policy-related explanations for the earlier crime boom and for the crime bust of the 1990s. I argue that our understanding of crime trends is hampered by a lack of longitudinal analysis and by ahistorical approaches. I identify a set of questions, concepts, and research opportunities raised by taking a more comprehensive look at crime waves
Boom · Bust · Criminology · Economics · Political science · Sociology · Violent crime · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering
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| Citation span | 2000 - 2026 (27) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 69 |