Kubrin, Charis E.

Immigration and Crime Taking Stock / [electronic resource] : by Charis E. Kubrin, Graham C. Ousey. - 1st ed. 2023. - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023. - VII, 98 p. 7 illus., 6 illus. in color. online resource. - SpringerBriefs in Crime and Place, 2946-5842 .

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Studying Immigration and Crime: A Precursory Note -- Chapter 3: Theoretical Perspectives on Immigration and Crime -- Chapter 4: From Theory to Empirics: Data Requirements for Studying Immigration and Crime -- Chapter 5: Immigration and Crime: What do We Know? -- Chapter 6: Immigration and Crime: What don't We Know? -- Chapter 7: Undocumented Immigration -- Chapter 8: The Devolution of Immigration Enforcement: Do Immigration Policies and Practices Matter? -- Chapter 9: Conclusion.

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.

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Criminology.
Crime--Sociological aspects.
Community psychology.
Criminology.
Crime and Society.
Community Psychology.

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