Latino Confidence in the Police: The Role of Immigration Enforcement, Assimilation, and Immigration Status

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 289-307

  Barrick, Kelle ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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EID: 84911955897     PISSN: 15377938     EISSN: 15377946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377938.2014.893218     Document Type: Article

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