Frank Zimring - What New York Teaches About American Crime and Its Control

Oct 17

2:00pm - 3:00pm | McNeil Center for Early American Studies (3355 Woodland Walk)

Event/Talk title

What New York Teaches About American Crime and Its Control

Co-sponsored by

The Jerry Lee Center of Criminology

Series

The Donald and Margaret Sherman Violence Prevention Lecture

Name

Frank Zimring

William G. Simon Professor of Law and Wolfen Distinguished Scholar

Berkeley Law, University of California

Description

In his forthcoming book, The City That Became Safe, Frank Zimring argues that a close look at the more than 80% drop in safety crime in New York City over two decades undermines the basic assumption about crime and crime control that have determined policy in the United States for a generation. The lecture will outline the study's empirical findings and five important policy lessons that emerge from a close reading of the New York data.