3. Why Do They Do It?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Modern Misérables 1
5. 2. “Get a Job” 31
6. 3. Why Do They Do It? 65
7. 4. “I Don’t Want No Damn Slave Job!” 83
8. 5. “Life in the Hood” 122
9. 6. Lessons from the Hole in the Wall Gang 159
10. 7. Toward a More General Explanation of Employment and Crime 182
11. 8. A Tale of My Two Cities 225
12. Appendix. Data 249
13. Notes 259
14. Index 285
15. About the Author 291