Is immigration responsible for the crime drop? an assessment of the influence of immigration on changes in violent crime between 1990 and 2000*

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 531-553

  Wadsworth, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 77954367025     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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