Urban Economic Development and Restorative Justice: Exploring the Relationship Between Creativity and Crime Control |
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Authors: | Catherine L Lawson Joanne Katz |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Economics, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, U.S.A |
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Abstract: | This article examines the relationship between local economic development and a new approach to the problem of crime–i.e., ‘restorative justice.’ The latter concept is introduced and briefly explored, followed by a short review of Richard Florida's recently proposed theory of creative-class economic development. Against the backdrop of these theoretical innovations, an empirical question that arises is whether the specific character of creative-class economic growth enhances the probability that a given city will adopt a restorative justice paradigm in its efforts to reduce crime. Addressing this question using logistic regression analysis, the article provides preliminary evidence that creative-class economic development encourages experimentation with innovative approaches to social problems such as crime. Missouri Western State University—U.S.A. This article is a revised version of a paper presented at the 58th International Atlantic Economic Conference in Chicago, Illinois, October 8, 2004. |
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Keywords: | economics of crime restorative justice regional economic development creative-class economic growth |
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