Crime Statistics
In coordination with your reading of the book The City that Became Safe by Franklin Zimring please complete the following prompts. Partial credit is available if you want to do some questions but not others. After reading Part I (chapters 1-2) of The City that Became Safe (1) Just how safe did New York City get? Explain your answer using at least 3 points of supporting evidence (15 points) (2) Just how safe did New York City get? Explain your answer using at least 3 points of supporting evidence. (15 points) After reading Part II (Chapters 3, 4, and 5) of The City that Became Safe. For each question provide two pieces of evidence from the book. (3) Did New York change in continuity in a way that impacted the crime rate? (10 points) (4) How did drug use and enforcement in NYC change the crime rate? (10 points) (5) How did policing strategy change the crime rate in NYC? (10 points) HOMEWORK 14: After reading chapters 6, 7 and 8 of The City That Became Safe. (6) What are at least 2 things we still don’t know about the declining crime rate in New York City? (10 points) (7) What are at least 3 things that other cities should consider doing to reduce crime according to the book. (30 points)
