Monday, February 25, 2008

Are deportable aliens a unique threat to public safety? Comparing the recidivism of deportable and nondeportable aliens
Criminology & Public Policy, Volume 7 Issue 1 Page 59-82, February 2008
Laura J Hickman and Marika J Suttorp
LOCATIONS: JOURNALS at 2MS
"The study compared the recidivism of 517 deportable and 780 nondeportable aliens released from the Los Angeles County Jail over a 30-day period in 2002. The results of our analyses revealed no difference in the rearrest rate of deportable and nondeportable aliens in terms of its occurrence, frequency, or timing."