The rise and fall of violent crime in America

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.