An Examination of First and Second Generation Immigrant Offending Trajectories

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 315-343

  Bersani, Bianca E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

crime; generation; immigrants; trajectories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893097646     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2012.659200     Document Type: Article

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