Citizenship status and arrest patterns in the United States: evidence from the arrestee drug abuse monitoring program

The purpose of the study was to estimate associations between citizenship status and arrest for crimes among male arrestees. The primary hypothesis was that citizenship status (a rough proxy for immigration) has significant effects on arrest for violent personal crimes, property crimes, and four oth...

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Authors: Kposowa, Augustine Joseph (Author) ; Adams, Michelle A. (Author) ; Tsunokai, Glenn T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2010
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2010, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-181
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Citizenship Status
Crime Rate
Immigration Policy
Property Crime
Violent Crime