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Citation |
Rosenfeld R, Fornango R, Rengifo ANDRESF. Criminology 2007; 45(2): 355-384. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121 (e-mail: richard_rosenfeld@umsl.edu). |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2007, American Society of Criminology) |
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Abstract |
Local officials and national observers have attributed the New York City drop in violent crime during the 1990s to the aggressive enforcement of public order, but relevant research is limited and yields contrasting conclusions regarding the effects of order-maintenance policing (OMP) on violent crime trends in New York City. The current study investigates the effects of order-maintenance arrests on precinct-level robbery and homicide trends in New York City with more reliable crime and arrest data, longer time series, and more extensive controls for other influences than used in prior research. We find statistically significant but small crime-reduction effects of OMP and conclude that the impact of aggressive order enforcement on the reduction in homicide and robbery rates in New York City during the 1990s was modest at best. |