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Immigration and crime : the effects of immigration on criminal behavior / Jacob I. Stowell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stowell, Jacob I., 1973-
- Series:
- New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
- The new Americans
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Violent crimes--Sociological aspects--Research--United States.
- Violent crimes.
- Noncitizen criminals.
- Research.
- Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
- Immigrants--Social conditions.
- Emigration and immigration.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Research.
- United States.
- Immigrants--Social conditions--Research--United States.
- Immigrants.
- Emigration and immigration--Social aspects--Research.
- Noncitizen criminals--Research--United States.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2007.
- Contents:
- Introduction : reconsidering the link between immigration and crime
- Social disorganization theory : expectations and empirical realities
- Studies of immigration and crime : findings and limitations of previous research
- Analytical approach : data and methodology employed in current study
- Structural and spatial contexts of violence
- Direct and indirect effects of immigration on violence
- Conclusion : review and directions for future research.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-173) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781593322045
- 1593322046
- OCLC:
- 123232266
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