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From Theory to Empirics: Data Requirements for Studying Immigration and Crime

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This chapter introduces the reader to the data sources—and appropriate measures of key concepts—available for studying immigration and crime including census data, official crime data, and self-report surveys, among others. We also detail limitations of existing data sources for answering some of the most pressing questions.

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    Charis E. Kubrin

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Kubrin, C.E., Ousey, G.C. (2023). From Theory to Empirics: Data Requirements for Studying Immigration and Crime. In: Immigration and Crime. SpringerBriefs in Criminology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22839-1_3

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