1. Irwin/McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000 Irwin/McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000

2. Irwin/McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000 Irwin/McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000 Chapter 1 Criminal Justice: Introduction and Overview Chapter 1 Criminal Justice: Introduction and Overview

3. Irwin/McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000 Homicides with Handguns by City Size C1-S1 Figure 1.1 Source: Text and table from Alfred Blumstein and Richard Rosenfeld, “Assessing the Recent Ups and Downs in U.S. Homicide Rates,” National Institute of Justice Journal, October 1998, pp. 9-11. 2,800 2,400 2,000 1,600 1,200 800 400 0 3,200 1985199019951980 1975 >1,000,000 250,000-500,000 500,000-1,000,000 100,000-250,000 Population

4. Irwin/McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000 Total Firearm Crime Rate C1-S2 Figure 1.2 Source: Uniform Crime Reports, rates calculated by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, as reported in the National Institute of Justice Journal, October 1998, p. 8. 200 100 50 0 150 250 197319781983198819931996 Murders, robberies, and aggravated assaults in which firearms were used. Number of offenses per 100,000 population, 1973-96.