James Vorenberg and James Q. Wilson, "Is the Court Handcuffing the Cops?" New York Times Magazine, May 11, 1969.
Essays
What Makes a Better Policeman
James Q. Wilson, "What Makes a Better Policeman," Atlantic Monthly, (March 1969), pp. 129-134. This essay also appeared in Stephen M. David and Paul E. Peterson, editors, Urban Politics and Public Policy: The City in Crisis (Praeger, 1976).
Crime and Law Enforcement
James Q. Wilson, "Crime and Law Enforcement," in Kermit Gordon, editor, Agenda for the Nation (Brookings Institution, 1969).
Dilemmas of Police Administration
James Q. Wilson, "Dilemmas of Police Administration," Public Administration Review, Vol. 28, No. 5 (September-October 1968), pp. 407-417.
Movie Cops: Romantic vs. Real
James Q. Wilson, "Movie Cops: Romantic vs. Real," New York Magazine, August 19, 1968, pp. 39-41.
The Urban Unease: Community vs. City
James Q. Wilson, "The Urban Unease: Community vs. City," The Public Interest, Number 12, Summer 1968.
Why We Are Having a Wave of Violence
James Q. Wilson, "Why We Are Having a Wave of Violence," New York Times Magazine, May 19, 1968, pp. 23-24. This essay also appeared in Nathan Glazer, editor, Cities in Trouble (Quadrangle, 1970), pp. 55-66.
Corruption is Not Always Scandalous
James Q. Wilson, "Corruption is Not Always Scandalous," New York Times Magazine, April 28, 1968, pp. 54-62.
The Police and the Delinquent in Two Cities
James Q. Wilson, "The Police and the Delinquent in Two Cities," in James Q. Wilson, editor, City Politics and Public Policy (Wiley, 1968), pp. 173-195.
The Bureaucracy Problem
James Q. Wilson, "The Bureaucracy Problem," The Public Interest, Number 6, Winter 1967.