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Hi,
Doug Henwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/08/00 12:07PM
Jim Devine wrote:
What's the leftist explanation of this trend?
A couple of years ago, I interviewed a bunch of crime pundits on the
downtrend. The consensus was: 1) the decline of crack (driven,
several of them said, by younger people
Charles Brown wrote:
I have to agree with Jim D. that the drop in unemployment would be a
traditional left mentioned factor.
Yes, but the trend predated the recent lows in unemployment, and
there's been a sharp drop in crime in NYC, where unemployment is
still quite high (and the
Doug Henwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/11/00 11:04AM
Charles Brown wrote:
I have to agree with Jim D. that the drop in unemployment would be a
traditional left mentioned factor.
Yes, but the trend predated the recent lows in unemployment, and
there's been a sharp drop in crime in NYC, where
EPI is preparing a report which shows a strong link
between crime rates and conditions in the low-wage
labor market (i.e., better conditions, less crime,
as one might expect).
mbs
Doug Henwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/11/00 11:04AM
Charles Brown wrote:
I have to agree with Jim D. that the
Changing demographics are also important.
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Jim Devine wrote:
What's the leftist explanation of this trend?
A couple of years ago, I interviewed a bunch of crime pundits on the
downtrend. The consensus was: 1) the decline of crack (driven,
several of them said, by younger people seeing how ravaged their
older siblings and neighbors
