Dangerous strangers : minority newcomers and criminal violence in the urban West, 1850-2000

Dangerous strangers : minority newcomers and criminal violence in the urban West, 1850-2000 /

Have newcomers to American cities been responsible for a disproportionate amount of violent crime? Dangerous Strangers takes up this question by examining the incidence of criminal violence among several waves of immigrant/ethnic groups in San Francisco over 150 years. By looking at a variety of gro...

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Main Author: Mullen, Kevin J., 1935- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Homicide > California > San Francisco > History.
Minorities > California > San Francisco > Social conditions.
Immigrants > California > San Francisco > Social conditions.
Crime and race.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

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