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Employment, Wages and Public Safety
Publication year:
2007
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 16, 2007
ANNOTATION: The relationships between unemployment, wages, crime, and public safety are examined. Sections of this report include: introduction; increases in employment and wages are associated with lower crime rates; states with higher employment rates also have lower crime rates; why investments in employment opportunities have a public safety benefit; higher rates of incarceration, violent crime, and unemployment and lower wages disproportionately impact communities of color; and recommendations.