Get a Job: Labor Markets, Economic Opportunity, and Crime

Acknowledgments 1 Modern Miserables: Labor Market Influences on Crime 2 "Get a Job": The Connection between Work and Crime 3 Why Do They Do It? The Potential for Criminality 4 "I Don't Want No Damn Slave Job!": The Effects of Lack of Employment Opportunities 5 "Life in the Hood": How Social Context Matters 6 Lessons from the Hole in the Wall Gang 7 Toward a More General Explanation of Employment and Crime 8 A Tale of My Two Cities Appendix: Data Notes Index About the Author