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Bowes, D.R. (2007). A Two-Stage Model of the Simultaneous Relationship Between Retail Development and Crime. Economic Development Quarterly, 21(1), 79-90.

1. According to the authors how might the density of manufacturing affect crime in any specific geographic area?

2. What did the results of this study indicate regarding the crime-retail relationship?

3. What is one implication for public policy of the findings from this study?

Welsh, B.C., Loeber, R., Stevens, B.R., Stouthamer-Loeber, M., Cohen, M.A., & Farrington, D.P. (2008). Costs of Juvenile Crime in Urban Areas: A Longitudinal Perspective. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 6(1), 3-270.

1. According to the authors, what is the difference between tangible and intangible costs of juvenile crime?

2. What have researchers estimated the costs to be of juvenile crime?

3. What did the results indicate with respect to the costs of juvenile crime?

Sung, H. (2004). State Failure, Economic Failure, and Predatory Organized Crime: A Comparative Analysis. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 41(2), 111-129.

1. Explain what the author means by 'state failure'.

2. According to the author how does economic failure occur?

3. What commonly emerges from economic failure?

4. What did the findings of this study indicate with regard to predatory organized crime?