Economics and Youth Violence: Crime, Disadvantage, and Community

by Curtis Florence and Richard Rosenfeld

Book Overview

How do economic conditions such as poverty, unemployment, inflation, and economic growth impact youth violence? Economics and Youth Violence provides a much-needed new perspective on this crucial issue. Pinpointing the economic factors that are most important, the editors and contributors in this volume explore how different kinds of economic issues impact children, adolescents, and their families, schools, and communities.Offering new and important...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814760597
• ISBN13: 9780814760598
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"