Title:
Economics and youth violence : crime, disadvantage, and community / edited by Richard Rosenfeld, Mark Edberg, Xiangming Fang, and Curtis S. Florence.
Author:
Rosenfeld, Richard, editor.
Publication Information:
New York : NYU Press, [2013]
Call Number:
HQ799.2.V56 E26 2013
Abstract:
"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 volume explore how different kinds of economic issues impact children, adolescents, and their families, schools, and communities. Offering new and important insights regarding the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and youth violence across a variety of times and places, chapters cover such issues as the effect of inflation on youth violence; new quantitative analysis of the connection between race, economic opportunity, and violence; and the cyclical nature of criminal backgrounds and economic disadvantage among families. Highlighting the complexities in the relationship between economic conditions, juvenile offenses, and the community and situational contexts in which their connections are forged, Economics and Youth Violence prompts important questions that will guide future research on the causes and prevention of youth violence. Contributors: Sarah Beth Barnett, Eric P. Baumer, Philippe Bourgois, Shawn Bushway, Philip J. Cook, Robert D. Crutchfield, Linda L. Dahlberg, Mark Edberg, Jeffrey Fagan, Xiangming Fang, Curtis S. Florence, Ekaterina Gorislavsky, Nancy G. Guerra, Karen Heimer, Janet L. Lauritsen, Jennifer L. Matjasko, James A. Mercy, Matthew Phillips, Richard Rosenfeld, Tim Wadsworth, Valerie West, Kevin T. Wolff Richard Rosenfeld is Curators Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Mark Edberg is Associate Professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. Xiangming Fang is Professor of Economics and Director of the International Center for Applied Economics and Policy in the College of Economics and Management at China Agricultural University. Curtis S. Florence is the lead health economist for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)"-- Provided by publisher.
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ISBN:
9780814789308
9780814760598
Physical Description:
vi, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Part I. Trends in macroeconomic conditions and youth violence : The net effect of the business cycle on crime and violence / Shawn Bushway, Philip J. Cook, and Matthew Phillips -- Are the criminogenic consequences of economic downturns conditional? Assessing potential moderators of the link between adverse economic conditions and crime rates / Eric P. Baumer, Richard Rosenfeld, and Kevin T. Wolff -- Economic conditions and violent victimization trends among youth : guns, violence, and homicide, 1973-2005 / Janet L. Lauritsen, Ekaterina Gorislavsky, and Karen Heimer -- Part II. The neighborhood context : The nonlinear effect of neighborhood disadvantage on youth violence : neighborhood effects on youth violence / Xiangming Fang [and others] -- Aggravated inequality : neighborhood economics, schools, and juvenile delinquency / Robert D. Crutchfield and Tim Wadsworth -- Street markets, adolescent identity, and violence : a generative dynamic / Mark Edberg and Philippe Bourgois -- Incarceration and the economic fortunes of urban neighborhoods / Jeffrey Fagan and Valerie West -- Part III. Child development, families, and youth violence : Macroeconomic factors, youth violence, and the developing child / Nancy G. Guerra -- Macroeconomic factors and inequities in youth violence : the cyclical relationship between community conditions, family factors, and youth violence / Jennifer L. Matjasko, Sarah Beth Barnett, and James A. Mercy -- Part IV. Looking to the future : Economic opportunity and youth violence : conclusions and implications for future research / Curtis S. Florence and Sarah Beth Barnett.
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