Economics and youth violence : crime, disadvantage, and community /
"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 t...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; 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? Assessing Potential Moderators of the Link between Adverse Economic Conditions and Crime Rates; 4 Economic Conditions and Violent Victimization Trends among Youth: Guns, Violence, and Homicide, 1973-2005; Part II: The neighborhood context; 5 The Nonlinear Effect of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Youth Violence: Neighborhood Effects on Youth Violence.
- 6 Aggravated Inequality: Neighborhood Economics, Schools, and Juvenile Delinquency 7 Street Markets, Adolescent Identity, and Violence: A Generative Dynamic; 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: The Cyclical Relationship between Community Conditions, Family Factors, and Youth Violence; Part IV: Looking to the future; 11 Economic Opportunity and Youth Violence: Conclusions and Implications for Future Research.