3. Are the Criminogenic Consequences of Economic Downturns Conditional?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. Introduction 1
4. Part I. Trends in Macroeconomic Conditions and Youth Violence
5. 2. The Net Effect of the Business Cycle on Crime and Violence 23
6. 3. Are the Criminogenic Consequences of Economic Downturns Conditional? 53
7. 4. Economic Conditions and Violent Victimization Trends among Youth 85
8. Part II. The Neighborhood Context
9. 5. The Nonlinear Effect of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Youth Violence 121
10. 6. Aggravated Inequality 152
11. 7. Street Markets, Adolescent Identity, and Violence 181
12. 8. Incarceration and the Economic Fortunes of Urban Neighborhoods 207
13. Part III. Child Development, Families, and Youth Violence
14. 9. Macroeconomic Factors, Youth Violence, and the Developing Child 255
15. 10. Macroeconomic Factors and Inequities in Youth Violence 278
16. Part IV. Looking to the Future
17. 11. Economic Opportunity and Youth Violence 305
18. About the Contributors 327
19. Index 331