POLICING, DRUGS, AND THE HOMICIDE DECLINE IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE 1990s*
MESSNER S, GALEA S, TARDIFF K, TRACY M, BUCCIARELLI A, PIPER T, FRYE V, VLAHOV D. POLICING, DRUGS, AND THE HOMICIDE DECLINE IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE 1990s*. Criminology 2007, 45: 385-414. DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2007.00082.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomicide declineMisdemeanor arrestsNew York CityHomicide ratesRole of policingCross-sectional time-series dataYork CityCocaine prevalenceTotal homicide ratesLethal violenceBroken windowsPolicingTheoretical argumentsInfluential interpretationsCityHomicideMore inquiryEffects of measuresFuture researchCrack cocaineViolenceResearchInquiryWeaponsArgument