Mexican Immigration: Insiders' views on crime, risks, and victimization

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-149

  Velazquez, Adrian M ^a   Kempf Leonard, Kimberly ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Immigration; Mexican; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952380161     PISSN: 15377938     EISSN: 15377946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377931003761045     Document Type: Article

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