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Walk on the seamy side

"Two local criminal experts created an 'Immoral Boston' tour for a recent sociology conference – and it may be no less insightful than walking along the red bricks of the Freedom Trail. James Alan Fox, a professor of criminal justice, law, policy, and society at Northeastern University, sees the tour as a way to understand the influence major crimes have had on the city.

Tour cocreator Jack Levin, a Northeastern sociology and criminology professor, has a slightly different perspective: 'Crimes can be very abstract,' he said. Real crime 'isn't something you see on prime-time TV, like in 'Law and Order,' 'CSI.' I think what a tour does, by focusing on the particular spots where crimes have occurred, is lend some reality.'"

— Stephanie Schorow, Globe Correspondent

Think you know your local murders and misdeeds? Test your "Immoral Boston" knowledge with our quick quiz.

(Barry Chin / Globe Staff)
Walk on the seamy side 'Two local criminal experts created an 'Immoral Boston' tour for a recent sociology conference – and it may be no less insightful than walking along the red bricks of the Freedom Trail. James Alan Fox, a professor of criminal justice, law, policy, and society at Northeastern University, sees the tour as a way to understand the influence major crimes have had on the city. Tour cocreator Jack Levin, a Northeastern sociology and criminology professor, has a slightly different perspective: 'Crimes can be very abstract,' he said. Real crime 'isn't something you see on prime-time TV, like in 'Law and Order,' 'CSI.' I think what a tour does, by focusing on the particular spots where crimes have occurred, is lend some reality.'' — Stephanie Schorow, Globe Correspondent Think you know your local murders and misdeeds? Test your 'Immoral Boston' knowledge with our quick quiz.