Offering new and important insights regarding the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and youth violence across a variety of times and places, chapters cover such issues as the effect of inflation on youth violence; new quantitative analysis of the connection between race, economic opportunity, and violence; and the cyclical nature of criminal backgrounds and economic disadvantage among families.

Table of Contents

• 1 Introduction - Richard Rosenfeld, Curtis S. Florence, Xiangming Fang, and Mark Edberg
• PART I: TRENDS IN MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND YOUTH VIOLENCE
• 2 The Net Effect of the Business Cycle on Crime and Violence - Shawn Bushway, Philip J. Cook, and Matthew Phillips
• 3 Are the Criminogenic Consequences of Economic Downturns Conditional? Assessing Potential Moderators of the Link between Adverse Economic Conditions and Crime Rates - Eric P. Baumer, Richard Rosenfeld, and Kevin T. Wolff
• 4 Economic Conditions and Violent Victimization Trends among Youth: Guns, Violence, and Homicide, 1973–2005 - Janet L. Lauritsen, Ekaterina Gorislavsky, and Karen Heimer
• PART II: THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT
• 5 The Nonlinear Effect of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Youth Violence: Neighborhood Effects on Youth Violence - Xiangming Fang, Richard Rosenfeld, Linda L. Dahlberg, and Curtis S. Florence
• 6 Aggravated Inequality: Neighborhood Economics, Schools, and Juvenile Delinquency - Robert D. Crutchfield and Tim Wadsworth
• 7 Street Markets, Adolescent Identity, and Violence: A Generative Dynamic - Mark Edberg and Philippe Bourgois
• 8 Incarceration and the Economic Fortunes of Urban Neighborhoods - Jeffrey Fagan and Valerie West
• PART III: CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FAMILIES, AND YOUTH VIOLENCE
• 9 Macroeconomic Factors, Youth Violence, and the Developing Child - Nancy G. Guerra
• 10 Macroeconomic Factors and Inequities in Youth Violence: The Cyclical Relationship between Community Conditions, Family Factors, and Youth Violence - Jennifer L. Matjasko, Sarah Beth Barnett, and James A. Mercy
• PART IV: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
• 11 Economic Opportunity and Youth Violence: Conclusions and Implications for Future Research - Curtis S. Florence and Sarah Beth Barnett
• About the Contributors