Prelims; Table of Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Crime and inequality; Chapter 3 Young men; Chapter 4 Parenting and anti-social behaviour; Chapter 5 Women, crime and inequality; Chapter 6 Crime, inequality and ethnicity; Chapter 7 Street homelessness and crime; Chapter 8 Financial penalties: punishing poor people; Chapter 9 Conclusion; Glossary of terms; References; Author index; Subject index.
Examines key relationships between material circumstances and crime, and analyses the areas of social policy - in particular social security and labour market policy - that are most important in terms of dealing with inequality at the lower end of the income hierarchy. This work also explains why inequality is linked to offending behaviour.
Crime -- Sociological aspects.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.