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Unequal crime decline : theorizing race, urban inequality, and criminal violence /

2009 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleCrime in most urban areas has been falling since 1991. While the decline has been well-documented, few scholars have analyzed which groups have most benefited from the crime decline and which are still on the frontlines of violence--and why that might be. In Une...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parker, Karen F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction
  • The difference race and gender makes : a detailed look at violent crime and the crime drop
  • Structural perspectives on crime and their critics
  • Racial stratification and the local urban economy
  • Race, urban inequality, and the changing nature of violence : an illustration of theoretical integration
  • Conclusion.