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This 3 page paper evaluates crime statistics and trends. Sociological theory is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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in the conflict camp. Anomie can explain violent crime because when people feel as if nothing matters, and the rules do not apply to them, they engage in what society
calls "wilding" behavior. It seems as if crime prompts more crime. Police brutality may rise in times when crime is on the rise. There are many factors to explain crime.
One is attached to unemployment and the economy, where it is thought that when people are gainfully employed, crime does go down. Is this really the case? A look at
crime over time may help to explain the reason for criminal behavior and especially violence. In 1985, the crime rate climbed significantly (Brownstein, 1996). While it seemed as
if violent crime was increasing a great deal at the time, it was not the same in all jurisdictions (Brownstein, 1996). The trend would come after a decline in the
early 1980s (Brownstein, 1996). Yet, by the time the 1990s would roll around there would be a decline again (Brownstein, 1996). The crime wave goes up and down. That is
normal. There seems to be peaks and valleys when examining the statistics. The change in trends over a 40 year period-1968 through 2008-tells an interesting tale, but the data must
be reviewed in concert with economic and social trends that affect the nation overall. Some experts have looked at the times in which crime declined and linked them with declining
unemployment and other social factors as well (Brownstein, 1996). It is noted that in 1996, there was a news report claiming that New York City experienced a drop in
crime, and attributes much of this to the influence of Mayor Giuliani (Brownstein, 1996). People who lived in New York City during the period witnessed the transformation of 42nd from
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