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Robert M. Adelman

Robert M. Adelman is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology, University at Buffalo. An urban sociologist studying social stratification in the U.S., Adelman analyzes patterns, trends, and processes related to residential segregation and neighborhood inequality, immigration, internal migration, and labor force differences by race, ethnicity, and nativity.

Study: Undocumented immigrants may actually make communities safer, not more dangerous

By: Robert M. Adelman and Lesley Reid - October 28, 2020

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Undocumented immigration does not increase the violent crime rate in U.S. metropolitan areas. In fact, it may reduce property crime rates. These are the key findings from our recently published article in the Journal of Crime and Justice, co-authored by Yulin […]

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