In 2008, The United States violent and property crime rates were at the lowest levels recorded since1973. In 1999, the United States had a crime index rate of 4,267 reported offenses per 100,000 population representing an 8 percent decrease since previous year.
Climax The jury has still not reached a verdict And its the final day of the Trial, and the last day that Steve can plead NOT GUILTY.(the day of the murder) And Steve has flash-backs to his younger years in the neighborhood. Exposition The witnesses and participants in the murder all tell their sides of December 22.7 One of the inmates tells Steve this while he is experiencing his first night in prison. Rising action "Ain't no use putting the blanket over your head, man.He describes how his looks have changed, the terrible violence in prison, that he must live with fear every moment. Steve writes in a notebook that the prison authorities allow him to keep. Plot summary The fictional author of this story, Steve Harmon, writes in a printing, non-cursive style about his impression of prison and why he is writing the story.Petrocelli James king was the one who committed the murder And Petrocelli is his lawyer, who twists things just a bit too much. Least favorite character(s) James King & Mrs.