This paper examines two theories of interstate migration in Mexico as explanations of interstate migration patterns: (1) a comparative economic opportunity thesis and (2) economic segmentation (or dual economy) model. The economic opportunity thesis argues that factors such as employment...

This paper examines 1979-80 interstate migration patterns in Mexico. Our analysis takes advantage of statistical graphic techniques to illustrate the following substantive issues of interstate migration: (1) to identify states with similar migration patterns and (2) to examine socioeconomic...

Economic excuse is the most significant form of voluntary self-exclusion from jury selection. In this paper, the sources of the economic excuse are examined with respect to jurors' organizational affiliation, occupation, and class position. Our sample comes from the 1986 California County Master...

This paper examines the relationship between a toxic waste• site and congenital anomalies. The Stringfellow acid pits dump site (SAP) located near the City of Riverside, California, is the focus of this study. Congenital anomalies are examined in relation to various demographic and...

This paper examines a computer-aided evaluation of racial representation in jury selection. The main thrust of the paper is to present a technical comparison of two methods of selecting jury panels utilizing both spatial analyses and covariance structural modelings (LISREL). The computer-aided...

The jury system evolved as an essential ingredient of America's judicial framework. In recent years, however, frailties of the jury system in respect to its lack of fairness for women, Blacks, Latinos, and the poor have increasingly become the center of controversy. Federal law is clear that...