Uneasy Peace: Patrick Sharkey

Wed. Feb 7, 2018 at 6:30pm EST
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Patrick Sharkey charts the Great Crime Decline, offering urban policy solutions to prevent future crime waves.


Since the 1990s, urban crime has dropped dramatically, transforming city life in positive and negative ways. Areas once known for violent crime now face rising rents and the forces of gentrification. In his book Uneasy Peace: The Great Crime Decline, the Renewal of City Life, and the Next War on Violence, Patrick Sharkey reveals how the country confronted an epidemic of violence—and how these measures impact cities today.


In 2014, most American cities were safer than they had ever been in the history of recorded statistics on crime. Sharkey details the striking consequences: improved school test scores, since children are better able to learn when not traumatized by nearby violence; better chances that poor children will rise into the middle class; and a striking increase in the life expectancy of African American men.


But the forces that led to this crime drop had mixed consequences, from increased policing and mass incarceration to the formation of community  organizations, with residents mobilizing to fight crime in their neighborhoods.


In this talk, Sharkey details successful strategies for crime prevention and resolution, arguing that community-level organizing will be integral to the fight against urban crime in decades to come. A Q&A will follow.


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Registration does not guarantee admission. For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance, but registration does not guarantee admission. All registered seats are released 15 minutes before start time, and seats may become available at that time. A stand by line will form thirty minutes before the program.


The Program Room opens at 6 PM.

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Mid-Manhattan Library Program Room 476 Fifth Avenue (42nd Street Entrance)
New York, NY 10018