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Contents

1 Introduction

PART I: TRENDS IN MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND YOUTH VIOLENCE

2 The Net Effect of the Business Cycle on Crime and Violence

3 Are the Criminogenic Consequences of Economic Downturns Conditional? Assessing Potential Moderators of the Link between Adverse Economic Conditions and Crime Rates

4 Economic Conditions and Violent Victimization Trends among Youth: Guns, Violence, and Homicide, 1973–2005

PART II: THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT

5 The Nonlinear Effect of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Youth Violence: Neighborhood Effects on Youth Violence

6 Aggravated Inequality: Neighborhood Economics, Schools, and Juvenile Delinquency

7 Street Markets, Adolescent Identity, and Violence: A Generative Dynamic

8 Incarceration and the Economic Fortunes of Urban Neighborhoods

PART III: CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FAMILIES, AND YOUTH VIOLENCE

9 Macroeconomic Factors, Youth Violence, and the Developing Child

10 Macroeconomic Factors and Inequities in Youth Violence: The Cyclical Relationship between Community Conditions, Family Factors, and Youth Violence

PART IV: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

11 Economic Opportunity and Youth Violence: Conclusions and Implications for Future Research

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