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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction--Richard Rosenfeld and Arthur S. Goldberger -- 2 Factors Contributing to U.S. Crime Trends--Alfred Blumstein and Richard Rosenfeld -- 3 Gender and Violence in the United States: Trends in Offending and Victimization--Karen Heimer and Janet L. Lauritsen -- 4 Crime and Neighborhood Change--Jeffrey Fagan -- 5 An Empirical Assessment of the Contemporary Crime Trends Puzzle: A Modest Step Toward a More Comprehensive Research Agenda--Eric P. Baumer -- 6 Forecasting Crime: A City-Level Analysis--John V. Pepper -- 7 On the Use of Aggregate Crime Regressions in Policy Evaluation--Steven N. Durlauf, Salvador Navarro, and David A. Rivers.

Cover -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Patterns and Trends in Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice -- 3 The Development of Delinquency -- 4 Preventing Juvenile Crime -- 5 The Juvenile Justice System -- 6 Race, Crime, and Juvenile Justice: The Issue of Racial Disparity -- References -- APPENDIX A Definition of Offenses Used in Uniform Crime Reporting -- APPENDIX B The Indeterminacy of Forecasts of Crime Rates and Juvenile Offenses -- APPENDIX C Workshop Agendas -- APPENDIX D Biographical Sketches -- Index.

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Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 Dimensions of Desistance -- 3 Parole: Current Practices -- 4 Services and Programs for Releasees -- 5 Criminal Justice Institutions and Community Resources -- 6 Conclusions, Recommendation, and Research Agenda -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Explaining Organized Crime -- 2. The Gem of the Prairie -- 3. The Black Mafia -- 4. The Syndicate -- 5. The Forty-two Gang -- 6. The Outfit -- 7. The Outfit as a Complex Organization -- 8. Street Crew Neighborhoods -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.