Economics and Youth Violence : : Crime, Disadvantage, and Community /

Economics and Youth Violence : : Crime, Disadvantage, and Community / / ed. by Richard Rosenfeld, Curtis S. Florence, Xiangming Fang, Mark Edberg.

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How do economic conditions such as poverty, unemployment, inflation, and economic growth impact youth violence? Economics and Youth Violence provides a much-needed new perspective on this crucial issue. Pinpointing the economic factors that are most important, the editors and contributors in this vo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Barnett, Sarah Beth,
Baumer, Eric P.,
Bourgois, Philippe,
Bushway, Shawn,
Cook, Philip J.,
Crutchfield, Robert D.,
Dahlberg, Linda L.,
Edberg, Mark,
Fagan, Jeffrey,
Fang, Xiangming,
Florence, Curtis S.,
Gorislavsky, Ekaterina,
Guerra, Nancy G.,
Heimer, Karen,
Lauritsen, Janet L.,
Matjasko, Jennifer L.,
Mercy, James A.,
Phillips, Matthew,
Rosenfeld, Richard,
Wadsworth, Tim,
West, Valerie,
Wolff, Kevin T.,
HerausgeberIn:
Edberg, Mark,
Fang, Xiangming,
Florence, Curtis S.,
Rosenfeld, Richard,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 64 black and white illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I. Trends in Macroeconomic Conditions and Youth Violence
  • 2. The Net Effect of the Business Cycle on Crime and Violence
  • 3. Are the Criminogenic Consequences of Economic Downturns Conditional?
  • 4. Economic Conditions and Violent Victimization Trends among Youth
  • Part II. The Neighborhood Context
  • 5. The Nonlinear Effect of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Youth Violence
  • 6. Aggravated Inequality
  • 7. Street Markets, Adolescent Identity, and Violence
  • 8. Incarceration and the Economic Fortunes of Urban Neighborhoods
  • Part III. Child Development, Families, and Youth Violence
  • 9. Macroeconomic Factors, Youth Violence, and the Developing Child
  • 10. Macroeconomic Factors and Inequities in Youth Violence
  • Part IV. Looking to the Future
  • 11. Economic Opportunity and Youth Violence
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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