Latino immigration and White, Black, and Latino violent crime: A comparison of traditional and non-traditional immigrant destinations

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 202-216

  Harris, Casey T ^a   Feldmeyer, Ben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities; Ethnicity; Immigration; Race; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869084625     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.08.014     Document Type: Article

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