It has been long recognized that cash plays a critical role in fueling street crime due to its liquidity and transactional anonymity. In poor neighborhoods where street offenses are concentrated, a significant source of circulating cash stems from public assistance or welfare payments. In the...

It has been long recognized that cash plays a critical role in fueling street crime due to its liquidity and transactional anonymity. In poor neighborhoods where street offenses are concentrated, a significant source of circulating cash stems from public assistance or welfare payments. In the...

It has been long recognized that cash plays a critical role in fueling street crime due to its liquidity and transactional anonymity. In poor neighborhoods where street offenses are concentrated, a significant source of circulating cash stems from public assistance or welfare payments. In the...

It has been long recognized that cash plays a critical role in fueling street crime due to its liquidity and transactional anonymity. In poor neighborhoods where street offenses are concentrated, a significant source of circulating cash stems from public assistance or welfare payments. In the...

Cover -- 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...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Net Effect of the Business Cycle on Crime and Violence -- 3. Are the Criminogenic Consequences of Economic Downturns Conditional? -- 4. Economic Conditions and Violent Victimization Trends among Youth -- 5. The Nonlinear Effect of Neighborhood...