Latzer, Barry, 1945-

The rise and fall of violent crime in America / Barry Latzer. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- World War II and its aftermath : crime in the 1940s -- The golden years : violent crime in the 1950s -- Ordeal : the great post-1960s crime rise -- The violence continues : America in the 1980s -- The great downturn : 1995 to the twenty-first century -- Conclusion: History and the study of crime -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

9781594038358 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2015010962


Violent crimes--History.--United States
Crime--United States.

HV6789 / .L38 2015

364.150973/090945