Similar Search Results

After the epidemic : recent trends in youth violence in the United States

Cook, Philip J.; Laub, John H. - 2001

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001624464

After the Epidemic : Recent Trends in Youth Violence in the United States

Cook, Philip J.; Laub, John H. - 2021

The epidemic of youth violence in the United States peaked in 1993 and has been followed by a rapid, sustained drop. In … youth violence has been narrowly confined with respect to race, sex, and age, but not geography. Given the volatility in the … rates of juvenile violence, forecasting rates is a risky business indeed. Effectively narrowing the range of plausible …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013225120

After the Epidemic : Recent Trends in Youth Violence in the United States

Cook, Philip J. - 2001

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470147

Why are immigrants' incarceration rates so low? : evidence on selective immigration, deterrence, and deportation

Butcher, Kristin F. (contributor); … - 2005

"Much of the concern about immigration adversely affecting crime derives from the fact that immigrants tend to have characteristics in common with native born populations that are disproportionately incarcerated. This perception of a link between immigration and crime led to legislation in the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003379592

Immigration and crime in early 20th century America

Moehling, Carolyn M.; Piehl, Anne Morrison - 2007

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003594887

Why are immigrants' incarceration rates so low? : Evidence on selective immigration, deterrence, and deportation

Butcher, Kristin F.; Piehl, Anne Morrison - 2007

The perception that immigration adversely affects crime rates led to legislation in the 1990s that particularly increased punishment of criminal aliens. In fact, immigrants have much lower institutionalization (incarceration) rates than the native born - on the order of one-fifth the rate of...