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1. Crime and Punishment in America: 1998
from Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1995, p. 250; FBI, Crime in the United States 1996, p. 205; Bureau of Justice Statistics, Tracking Offenders, 1990, pp. 2, 5, 8. Crime and Punishment in America:
http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/st219.pdf - 115.6kb

2. Crime and Punishment in Texas: Update 1
Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1988, p. 658. 53 Allen Beck, Recidivism of Young Parolees (Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1987). Also see "The Case for More Incarceration," Office
http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/st202.pdf - 212.3kb

3. Crime and Punishment in America: 1999
from Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1995, p. 250; FBI, Crime in the United States 1997, p. 213; and BJS, Tracking Offenders, 1990, pp. 2, 5, 8. Crime and Punishment in America: 1999 9 "There
http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/st229.pdf - 108.8kb

4. Suing Gun Manufacturers: Hazardous to
33 Klaus, The Cost of Crime to Victims: Crime Data Brief. In this study, the costs of Crime are calculated by multiplying the number of firearm Crimes in the 1997 Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (483,000) by the average cost per
http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/st223.pdf - 157.0kb

5. Crime Statistics Questioned
Criminal justice experts are warning that crime statistics are unreliable...
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=15745 - 14.1kb

6. Does Punishment Deter? 1 POLICY
two-thirds of all violent crimes, including 8 The National Center for Policy Analysis FIGURE III crime and Punishment, Selected Years, 1950-96 Days in Prison 50.0 Serious crime* 22.8 19.7 18.4 29.1 "There is an inverse correlation between
http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/bg148.pdf - 192.6kb

7. Keeping the Crime Rate on a Downward Path | National Center for Policy Analy...
New York Times read "Crime keeps on falling, but prisons keep on filling." The fact is Crime keeps on falling because prisons keep on filling. New FBI statistics say Crime dropped last year for the fifth year in a row, and the murder
http://www.ncpa.org/commentaries/keeping-the-crime-rate-on-a-downward-path - 17.5kb

8. The Long Arm of Federal Juvenile Crime Law Shortened | Publications | Nation...
grants for juvenile crime-combatting programs (currently about $100 million a year), gather national statistics on juvenile crime, fund research on youth crime and administer four anticonfinement mandates regarding juvenile custody.
http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba235 - 23.6kb

9. Handcuffing the Cops: Miranda's Harmful
convictions for violent crimes, 79,000 fewer for property crimes and 500,000 fewer for crimes outside the FBI crime index. "Because of the restrictions, there are 28,000 fewer convictions for violent crimes, 79,000 fewer for property crimes
http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/st218.pdf - 120.5kb

10. Taking the Profit Out of Crime | National Center for Policy Analysis | NCPA
shocked into thinking that crime is out of control. What was surprising, however, was that the so-called straight news stories were drenched with analysis, which claimed that the reason behind the reduction in crime was an utter mystery. This
http://www.ncpa.org/commentaries/taking-the-profit-out-of-crime - 18.5kb

11. Smart Growth = Crime, Congestion and Poverty | Publications | National Cente...
both violent and property crime rates in Portland , Seattle and Los Angeles are much higher in the central city than in the wider metropolitan area including the suburbs. In fact, according to FBI crime statistics there are no suburbs in the
http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba473 - 20.9kb

12. NCPA Releases Annual Crime Report Violent Crime is Down - Punishment is Up |...
continued decline in violent crime. A National Center for Policy Analysis report scheduled for release Friday at the National Press Club examines the most recent crime statistics and explains how and why violent crime is down. crime and Punishment
http://www.ncpa.org/media/ncpa-releases-annual-crime-report-violent-crime-is-down-punishment-is-up - 18.1kb

13. H.B. 245 and Specifically Why Efforts to Further Regulate Private Firearm Tr...
at gun shows will not reduce crime significantly. Indeed, their proposed solutions could make crime problems worse. Rather than closing a loophole in current law, mandatory checks will be a step towards banning private firearms sales between
http://www.ncpa.org/speech/hb-245-and-specifically-why-efforts-to-further-regulate-private-firearm-transactions-at-gun-shows-are-misguided-as-a-policy-for-crime-reduction - 25.2kb

14. Why Efforts to Further Regulate Private Firearm Transactions at Gun Shows ar...
at gun shows will not reduce crime significantly. Indeed, their proposed solutions could make crime problems worse. Rather than closing a loophole in current law, mandatory checks will be a step towards banning private firearms sales between
http://www.ncpa.org/speech/why-efforts-to-further-regulate-private-firearm-transactions-at-gun-shows-are-misguided-as-a-policy-for-crime-reduction - 26.1kb

15. Punishment Up, Crime Down | National Center for Policy Analysis | NCPA
since 1990, though the crime rate has fallen for seven straight years." The attempt at paradox is unwarranted. No amount of sociological mumbo jumbo can cover up the cause and effect at work here: crime is falling because prisons are
http://www.ncpa.org/commentaries/punishment-up-crime-down - 18.7kb

16. CRIME AND ECONOMY DON'T TELL WHOLE STORY
If you think a down economy causes crime to rise, think again. The reasons that drive crime rates are unclear, says author James Q. Wilson...
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=17437 - 16.2kb

17. The Gun Show "Loophole:" More Gun Control Disguised as Crime Control...
Gun Control Disguised as Crime Control Brief Analyses | Crime No. 349 Friday, February 23, 2001 by H. Sterling Burnett
http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba349 - 22.7kb

18. Crime Matters | National Center for Policy Analysis | NCPA
percent of the public ranks crime at the top of its concerns, despite the fact that crime statistics are down. Commentator Pete du Pont thinks he knows why. If crime is going down, why does it still weigh so heavily on people's minds?
http://www.ncpa.org/commentaries/crime-matters - 15.5kb

19. Americans Slowly Accept Crime Drop
Americans are finally beginning to accept the fact that crime is down in the 1990s, according to a USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll....
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=12825 - 15.3kb

20. Texas Tackled Crime -- And Got Results
Texas crime fell farther than the national average, led by a 57 percent decline in the murder rate....
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=9461 - 15.0kb

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