Get a Job: Labor Markets, Economic Opportunity, and Crime
(Part of the New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law Series)
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:081471708X
ISBN13:9780814717080
Release Date:May 2014
Publisher:New York University Press
Length:303 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.6" x 8.9"
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