Did Crime Rise or Fall During the Reagan Presidency? The Effects of an "Aging" U.S. Population on the Nation's Crime Rate

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In this article we apply age-standardization methods to the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) and the National Crime Survey (NCS) to determine whether the drop in the nation's Crime Rate from 1980 to 1988 (the Reagan period) is due to changes in the age structure of the population. Our major findings...

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Main Author: Steffensmeier, Darrell J. 1942- (Author)
Contributors: Harer, Miles D.
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1991
In: Journal of research in crime and delinquency
Year: 1991, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 330-359
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USA
Gefangenenzahlen
Opferbefragung
Law and Order
Jugendkriminalität
Kriminalitätsentwicklung
Incapacitation