Are Immigrant Youth Less Violent? Specifying the Reasons and Mechanisms

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 641, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 125-147

  MacDonald, John ^a   Saunders, Jessica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

crime; Hispanic paradox; immigration; youth violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859174768     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716211432279     Document Type: Article

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