Immigration reduces crime: An emerging scholarly consensus

Sociology of Crime Law and Deviance

Volumn 13, Issue , 2009, Pages 3-16

  Lee, Matthew T ^a   Martinez Jr , Ramiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950766291     PISSN: 15216136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1521-6136(2009)0000013004     Document Type: Article

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