[A collection of printed material issued by the Society for the Prevention of Crime, New York]. [1879-1891]

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[A collection of printed material issued by the Society for the Prevention of Crime, New York]. [1879-1891]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58771398

Fund raising letters, card of the Society, pamphlet.

4 pieces ; 8-28 cm.

New-York Historical Society

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Society for the Prevention of Crime (New York, N.Y.)

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The Society for the Prevention of Crime was founded in 1877 in New York City. It has worked, successively, for the promotion of temperance, for judicial and legislative reform, and for public and legal education. During its most active periods, the Society brought about the formation of of the Lexow Committee to investigate the New York City Police in 1894, contributed to the Albany Crime Commission during the 1930s, and broadcast popular radio programs on criminal behavior, 1946-1948. In 1948 t...