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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Sharing America's Neighborhoods -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Extent and Stability of Racial Integration in the Contemporary United States -- 3 Toward a Theory of Racial Change -- 4 Correlates of Racial Stability -- 5 Racial Composition and Neighborhood Satisfaction -- 6 Race, Neighborhood, and the Decision to Move 6 Race, Neighborhood, and the Decision to Move -- 7 Racial Composition and Neighborhood Choice -- 8 Conclusions and Policy Implications -- Notes -- References -- Index

"This book presents a fresh and encouraging report on the state of racial integration in America's neighborhoods. It shows that while the majority are indeed racially segregated, a substantial and growing number are integrated, and remain so for years. Still, many integrated neighborhoods do unravel quickly, and the second part of the book explores the root causes."--Jacket

Elucidates for the link between homelessness and housing policy, assesses the current state of affairs, analyzes promising policies and programs, and offers a new agenda for future research.

Crime fell substantially in the United States between the early 1990s and 2005. This article examines the size and nature of crime reductions that occurred in cities and their surrounding suburbs and identifies the characteristics of cities experiencing greater declines. The authors then explore two questions: how these changes altered existing disparities in safety (or exposure to crime) among particular groups and the extent to which these reductions increased the relative attractiveness of cities and ultimately led to city growth. The authors find that reductions in crime contributed to the ability of cities to retain households that might otherwise have moved to the suburbs, although the measurable impact on overall city growth is modest at best. Additionally, reductions in crime clearly changed the geography of crime and dramatically reshaped differential exposure to crime among demographic groups. At the city and neighborhood level, the authors find that the distribution of crime reductions was highly "progressive," disproportionately benefiting historically disadvantaged groups.