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

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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Autor principal: Steffensmeier, Darrell J. 1942- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Harer, Miles D.
Tipo de documento: Print Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1991
En: Journal of research in crime and delinquency
Año: 1991, Volumen: 28, Número: 3, Páginas: 330-359
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