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Labor Markets, Economic Opportunity, and Crime
出版NYU Press, 2014
主題Business & Economics / Workplace Harassment & DiscriminationPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial RelationsSocial Science / CriminologySocial Science / Sociology / GeneralSocial Science / Race & Ethnic RelationsTrue Crime / General
ISBN14798297229781479829729
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=cLoiAwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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 this book explains, contrary to popular expectations, unemployment has been found to be an inconsistent predictor of either individual criminality or collective crime rates. The book offers a carefully nuanced understanding of the links among work, unemployment, and crime, and explains how people's positioning in the labor market affects their participation in all kinds of crimes, from violent acts to profit-motivated offenses such as theft and drug trafficking.