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ERIC Number: EJ394591
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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The Underclass: III. The Impact of Inner-city Crime.
DiIulio, John J., Jr.
Public Interest, n96 p28-46 Sum 1989
Argues that the problems of underclass neighborhoods are essentially crime problems, not connected with neoconservative theories about the "culture of poverty" or liberal theories about social and economic change. Cites examples of communities that have developed successful anti-crime programs. (FMW)
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Criminals, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Inner City, Lower Class, Urban Improvement, Urban Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia; New Jersey
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