Fighting crime: 'broken windows'
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The increase in crime in the U.S. beginning in the 1970s and peaking during the 1990s is discussed. There has been a decline in crime since then, mainly due to a crackdown of petty offences.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 2008
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Debating hip-hop: Made in the Bronx
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The emergence of hip-hop in 1973 from Bronx, New York, is presented. It was influenced by Jamaican song-and-dance culture.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 2007
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