Hispanics and violent crime in the United States: examining the effect of segregation

The purpose of this study focuses on Hispanics and violent crime. Previous studies (Krivo and Peterson, 1993, Shihadeh and Flynn, 1996) analyze crime rates among blacks; however, the research on Hispanics is very limited (Massey and Denton, 1992). The majority of sociological studies analyze racial...

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Main Author: Mecom, Dorothy (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2002
In:Year: 2002
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