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Title: Aggravated Inequality: Neighborhood Economics, Schools, and Juvenile Delinquency
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1. Crutchfield, Robert D.
Wadsworth, Tim
Aggravated Inequality: Neighborhood Economics, Schools, and Juvenile Delinquency
In: Economics and Youth Violence: Crime, Disadvantage, and Community. Rosenfeld et al, eds. New York, NY: NYU Press, 2013
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: New York University Press
Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Crime; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Employment, Youth; Geocoded Data; Neighborhood Effects; Parental Influences; School Performance

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The authors of this chapter address the issue of urban crime among adolescents through the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and youth investment in school, looking at the effects of three factors: neighborhood economic trends, parental work experience, and youth employment. The dependent variable was an index of delinquent behavior.
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Crutchfield, Robert D. and Tim Wadsworth. "Aggravated Inequality: Neighborhood Economics, Schools, and Juvenile Delinquency" In: Economics and Youth Violence: Crime, Disadvantage, and Community. Rosenfeld et al, eds. New York, NY: NYU Press, 2013