Get a job : labor markets, economic opportunity, and crime / Robert D. Crutchfield.

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Crutchfield, Robert D

Material type: Text

TextSeries: New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law seriesPublication details: New York : NYU Press, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 290 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781479829729
1479829722

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Get a job.DDC classification:

331.5

LOC classification:

HD4903.5.U58 .C78 2014

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SOC004000 | SOC031000 | SOC026030

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Contents:

Modern Misérables: labor market influences on crime -- "Get a job": the connection between work and crime -- Why do they do it?: the potential for criminality -- "I don't want no damn slave job!": the effects of lack of employment opportunities -- "Life in the hood": how social context matters -- Lessons from the hole in the wall gang -- Toward a more general explanation of employment and crime -- A tale of my two cities.

Summary: Are the unemployed more likely to commit crimes? Does having a job make one less likely to commit a crime? Criminologists have found that individuals who are marginalized from the labor market are more likely to commit crimes, and communities with more members who are marginal to the labor market have higher rates of crime. Yet, as Robert Crutchfield explains, contrary to popular expectations, unemployment has been found to be an inconsistent predictor of either individual criminality or collective crime rates. In Get a Job, Crutchfield offers a carefully nuanced understanding of the links a.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Are the unemployed more likely to commit crimes? Does having a job make one less likely to commit a crime? Criminologists have found that individuals who are marginalized from the labor market are more likely to commit crimes, and communities with more members who are marginal to the labor market have higher rates of crime. Yet, as Robert Crutchfield explains, contrary to popular expectations, unemployment has been found to be an inconsistent predictor of either individual criminality or collective crime rates. In Get a Job, Crutchfield offers a carefully nuanced understanding of the links a.

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