Get a job : labor markets, economic opportunity, and crime /
Robert D. Crutchfield.
- xii, 291 pages ; 23 cm.
- New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series .
- New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Modern Mis�erables: 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.
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Discrimination in employment--United States. Race relations--Economic aspects. Crime--Economic aspects--United States.