Faculty

María B. Vélez

Lecturer III
Ph.D. University of Ohio 2002

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Office: SSCI 1054
Office phone: 505-277-6214

Research Areas

criminology, communities, racial and economic inequality

 

Select Publications

Vélez, María B. 2009. “Contextualizing the Immigration and Crime Effect: An Analysis of Chicago Neighborhoods.” Homicide Studies 13 (3) (page numbers to be determined, August volume)

Vélez, María B. 2006. “Toward an Understanding of the Lower Rates of Homicide in Latino Versus Black Neighborhoods: A Look at Chicago” in The Many Colors of Crime: Inequalities of Race, Ethnicity and Crime in America, edited by Ruth D. Peterson, Lauren J. Krivo, and John Hagan, New York, N.Y.: New York Press.

Vélez, María B., Lauren J. Krivo and Ruth D. Peterson. 2003. “Interracial Inequality and Homicide: A Direct Assessment of the Black-White Gap in Killings.” Criminology 41:645-672.

Vélez, María B. 2001. “The Role of Public Social Control in Urban Neighborhoods: A MultiLevel Analysis of Victimization Risk.” Criminology 39(4):837-864.

María B. Vélez' Vitae