Citizenship, legal status, and misdemeanor justice

Although minor forms of criminal justice contact are increasingly used to identify immigration violators, little research has been conducted at the intersection of immigration and misdemeanor justice. As a result, citizenship remains undertheorized in punishment research and fundamental questions re...

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Main Author: Light, Michael T. (Author)
Contributors: Robey, Jason P. ; Kim, Jungmyung
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Criminology
Year: 2024, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 655-703
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Keywords:
Citizenship
Inequality
misdemeanors
Punishment

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