Immigration and self-reported delinquency: The interplay of immigration generations, gender, race, and ethnicity

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-99

  Bui, Hoan N ^a   Thongniramol, Ornuma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 73649093490     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2005.9721639     Document Type: Article

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