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Exploring the Connection between Immigration and Violent Crime Rates in U.S. Cities,
1980–2000Author(s): Graham C. Ousey, Charis E. KubrinReviewed work(s):Source: Social Problems, Vol. 56, No. 3 (August 2009), pp. 447-473Published by: University of California Press on behalf of the Society for the Study of Social ProblemsStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/sp.2009.56.3.447 .Accessed: 18/11/2012 00:12Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at .http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp .JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range ofcontent in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new formsof scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [e-mail]. .University of California Press and Society for the Study of Social Problems are collaborating with JSTOR todigitize, preserve and extend access to Social Problems.http://www.jstor.org
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DOI: 10.1525/sp.2009.56.3.447.
Exploring the Connection between
Immigration and Violent Crime Rates in U.S. Cities, 1980–2000
Graham C. Ousey, College of William & Mary
Charis E. Kubrin, George Washington University
A popular perception is that immigration causes higher crime rates. Yet, historical and contemporary research finds that at the individual level,

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