1st Edition
Casualties Of Community Disorder Women's Careers In Violent Crime
206 Pages
by
Routledge
207 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book provides a detailed account of the criminal careers of 170 women who committed violent street crimes in New York City, describing their entry into criminal activities, their development into persistent street criminals, and, for some, their eventual transition out of street crime.
Casualties of Community Disorder -- CRIME & SOCIETY -- -- Introduction -- Crime and Urban Distress -- Getting into Crime and Violence -- Work and Crime and Crime as Work -- The What, Where, When, Why, and Who of Violent Events -- Getting Out of Crime and Violence -- Breaking with the Past: Challenging Assumptions About Women and Violent Crime -- Appendix
Biography
Deborah Baskin
