Race, immigration, and policing: Chinese immigrants' satisfaction with police

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 745-774

  Wu, Yuning ^a   Sun, Ivan Y ^b   Smith, Brad W ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian americans; Chinese immigrants; Immigration; Race ethnicity; Satisfaction with police

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051893031     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2010.535009     Document Type: Article

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