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.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Crime -- Sociological aspects.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.