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Master Talk: Assessing The Crime Decline: Did Bids Play A Role?, Jeremy Travis Oct 2013

Master Talk: Assessing The Crime Decline: Did Bids Play A Role?, Jeremy Travis

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Assessing The Burden Of Crime And The Criminal Sanction: A Public Health Perspective On Critical Issues In Criminal Justice, Jeremy Travis Sep 2013

Assessing The Burden Of Crime And The Criminal Sanction: A Public Health Perspective On Critical Issues In Criminal Justice, Jeremy Travis

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Returning Home: Understanding The Challenges Of Prisoner Reentry And Reintegration, Jeremy Travis Aug 2013

Returning Home: Understanding The Challenges Of Prisoner Reentry And Reintegration, Jeremy Travis

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Toward A New Professionalism In Policing, Jeremy Travis Aug 2013

Toward A New Professionalism In Policing, Jeremy Travis

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Restoring College Education To The Nation's Prisons, Jeremy Travis Apr 2013

Restoring College Education To The Nation's Prisons, Jeremy Travis

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Forensics Far More Than What’S Seen On Tv, Aldemaro Romero Jr. Jan 2013

Forensics Far More Than What’S Seen On Tv, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

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Reduction Of Observable Robbery And Larceny-Theft In The Twelve Largest Cities In The United States From 1980 To 2009, Andrew J. Costello Jan 2013

Reduction Of Observable Robbery And Larceny-Theft In The Twelve Largest Cities In The United States From 1980 To 2009, Andrew J. Costello

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The reduction in crime rates that occurred in large cities across the United States (US) over the course of the past two decades has been the subject of much speculation and research. However, there have been no definitive empirical studies that conclusively determine the causes for this phenomenon. The goal of this study is to identify the impact of certain factors to the reduction of crime in large US cities that occurred over the past two decades by examining data over a thirty-year period (1980-2009). The identification of contributing factors may allow government officials, both on a local and national …