1st Edition
Violence in the Heights The Torn Social Fabric of Inner-City Neighborhoods
By Eileen M. Ahlin
Copyright 2023
120 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
120 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
120 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Given the media attention and research focus on big cities with large minority populations, people have grown accustomed to associating violence with these attributes. Violence in the Heights counters that narrative to provide a fresh perspective on inner-city violence with a close look at violence and associated social disorder in a cluster of neighborhoods in a mid-sized, predominantly White... Read more
Chapter 1. It Was a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Chapter 2. The Heights
Chapter 3. Contract Killings and Dismemberments and Turf Wars, Oh My!
Chapter 4. You Can Spell Crickville?
Chapter 5. Unraveling Social Ties
Chapter 6. Who Were the People in Your Neighborhood?
Chapter 7. No, I Mean I Live in the City
Chapter 8. Changing Context
Chapter 9. Looking Forward
Appendix
Biography
Eileen M. Ahlin is associate professor in the School of Public Affairs at Penn State Harrisburg.
