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The Relation of Criminal Activity to Black Youth Employment
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This article reports on a study which attempts to estimate the extent to which current and previous criminal activity reduces the employment of inner city black male youths from high poverty neighborhoods. The study finds a significant trade-off between employment and crime, with crime associated with a 10 to 12 percent reduction in employment of these youths. The policy implication is that increased criminal deterrence, as well as other programs, has a role to play in efforts to resolve the employment crisis for disadvantaged youths.
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Using longitudinal survey data, researchers have found a strong and consistent negative effect of incarceration on employment probabilities and income after release from prison.
“Using longitudinal survey data, researchers have studied the employment probabilities and income of individuals after release from prison and have found a strong and consistent negative effect of incarceration (Western and Beckett 1999; Freeman 1987; Nagin and Waldfogel 1993).”
From The Mark of a Criminal Record (2003) · cites this paper as Freeman 1987
Incarceration is associated with limited future employment opportunities and earnings potential.
“In particular, incarceration is associated with limited future employment opportunities and earnings potential (Freeman 1987; Western 2002)”
From The Mark of a Criminal Record (2003) · cites this paper as Freeman 1987
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Pager, D. (2003) · American Journal of Sociology · doi:10.1086/374403 · Cited by 2,840
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- Authors
- Freeman, R. B.
- Corresponding author
- Freeman, Richard B.
- ORCID
- Freeman, Richard B.
- Venue
- The Review of Black Political Economy
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1987-06
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 99-107
- ISSN
- 0034-6446 (ISSN-L)
- 1936-4814
- OpenAlex
- W2012214017
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Review of Black Political Economy (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Education and Labor Relations
- Keywords
- youth employment, criminal activity, Black youth, inner-city neighborhoods, high-poverty neighborhoods, crime deterrence, disadvantaged youth, employment policy
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