Contextualizing the immigration and crime effect: An analysis of homicide in Chicago neighborhoods

Homicide Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 325-335

  Vélez, María B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide; Immigration; Neighborhoods

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349133866     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767909337238     Document Type: Article

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