NCJ Number
29228
Journal
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 57-61
Date Published
1975
Length
5 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE EFFECTS OF POPULATION GROWTH AND DECLINE ON CITY CRIME RATES, CONCLUDING THAT A REDUCTION OF POPULATION GROWTH WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE GROWTH OF CRIME.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT POLICIES FOR REDUCTION OF POPULATION GROWTH WILL ALSO REDUCE CITY SIZE, RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY, NUMBERS OF UNWANTED CHILDREN AND FAMILY SIZE, ALL OF WHICH BEAR STRONG RELATIONSHIP TO CRIMINALITY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)