The great American crime decline

1. The size and character of the crime decline

2. The environment for optimism : crime trends and attitudes about the effectiveness of crime policies

3. The usual suspects : imprisonment, demography, and the economy

4. Progeny of the 1990s : three new explanations of decline

5. Which twin had the Toni? Some statistical lessons from Canada

6. New York City's natural experiment

7. What happens next?

8. Seven lessons from the 1990s