[Dont Mention the War]

In a forthcoming paper, Harcourt and Ludwig draw on the work of criminologists who have seen the rise and fall of crime rates in the '80s and '90s as a result not of a new type of policing, but of the crack epidemic.

Uh, so what about the exploding crime rate rises of the '60s and '70s? You can't blame crack for that. Remember, for example, the differences betwen the NYC blackouts of 1965 (no meaningful increase in criminal activity) and 1977 (full blown riots), a mere 12 years apart. Crack never came around until the early '80s.

[jocon307]

"...so what about the exploding crime rate rises of the '60s and '70s? You can't blame crack for that."

Excactly. Another rich liberal heard from. Disgusting.

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