<p>The original essays in this much-needed collection broadly assess the contemporary patterns of crime as related to immigration, race, and ethnicity. <b>Immigration and Crime</b> covers both a variety of immigrant groups--mainly from Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America--and a variety of topics
Immigration and Crime : Ethnicity, Race, and Violence
β Scribed by Ramiro Martinez Jr.; Jr. Abel Valenzuela
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 247
- Series
- New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law Ser.
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
An essential collection that argues fears of immigrant crime are largely unfounded The original essays in this much-needed collection broadly assess the contemporary patterns of crime as related to immigration, race, and ethnicity. Immigration and Crime covers both a variety of immigrant groups--mainly from Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America--and a variety of topics including: victimization, racial conflict, juvenile delinquency, exposure to violence, homicide, drugs, gangs, and border violence. The volume provides important insights about past understandings of immigration and crime, many based on theories that have proven to be untrue or racially biased, as well as offering new scholarship on salient topics. Overall, the contributors argue that fears of immigrant crime are largely unfounded, as immigrants are themselves often more likely to be the victims of discrimination, stigmatization, and crime rather than the perpetrators. Contributors: Avraham Astor, Carl L. Bankston III, Robert J. Bursik, Jr., Roberto G. Gonzales, Sang Hea Kil, Golnaz Komaie, Jennifer Lee, Matthew T. Lee, Ramiro MartΓnez, Jr., Cecilia MenjΓvar, Jeffrey D. Morenoff, Charlie V. Morgan, Amie L. Nielsen, RubΓ©n G. Rumbaut, Rosaura Tafoya-Estrada, Abel Valenzuela, Jr., Min Zhou.
β¦ Subjects
Immigrants - Crimes against - United States; SOC004000; SOC007000; SOC070000
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