Immigration and Crime Taking Stock

This brief examines various dimensions of the immigration-crime relationship in the United States. It evaluates a range of theories and arguments asserting an immigration-crime link, reviews studies examining its nature and predictors, and considers the impacts of immigration policy. Synthesizing a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kubrin, Charis E., Ousey, Graham C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Series:SpringerBriefs in Crime and Place
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This brief examines various dimensions of the immigration-crime relationship in the United States. It evaluates a range of theories and arguments asserting an immigration-crime link, reviews studies examining its nature and predictors, and considers the impacts of immigration policy. Synthesizing a diverse body of scholarship across many disciplinary fields, this brief is a comprehensive resource for researchers engaged in questions of linkages between crime and immigration, citizenship, and race/ethnicity, and for those seeking to separate fact from fiction on an issue of great scientific and social importance
Physical Description:VII, 98 p. 7 illus., 6 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783031228391