-Caveat Lector- Tacoma News Tribune, 8 Aug 99. Full story at: http://www.tribnet.com/ #Study says U.S. 'aborted' crime Controversial report says abortion in 1970s eliminated 1990s criminals Karen Brandon; Chicago Tribune Two widely respected scholars studying the causes of the declining U.S. crime rate have reached a provocative conclusion: Legalizing abortion in the early 1970s eliminated many of the potential criminals of the 1990s. The research, which has been circulating among economists and criminal-law experts, suggests that those who would have been at greatest risk of criminal activity during the peak crime years of young adulthood - the unwanted offspring of teenage, poor and minority women - were aborted at disproportionately high rates more than 20 years ago. Steven Levitt, a University of Chicago economist, and John Donohue III, a Stanford University Law School professor, conclude that legalized abortion may explain up to half of the overall crime reduction the nation experienced from 1991 to 1997. A copy of the controversial paper, "Legalized Abortion and Crime," was provided to the Chicago Tribune, though it has not been submitted for publication in an academic journal. The findings have been the subject of three academic workshops, at Harvard University, the University of Chicago and Stanford University. The authors emphasize that their findings do not constitute an endorsement of abortion and say their research was motivated by a desire to discover the forces responsible for reducing crime. <SNIP> ================================================================= Kaddish, Kaddish, Kaddish, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. ================================================================= DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
