Law and Order offers a valuable new study of the political and social history of the 1960s. It presents a sophisticated account of how the issues of street crim

Why has America experienced an explosion in crime rates since 1960? Why has the crime rate dropped in recent years? Though politicians are always ready both to

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Foundational and renowned study of how politicians and others use crime rates -- and most of all the public perception of street crime, whether or not it is acc