Crime on the border : immigration and homicide in urban communities / Matthew T. Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Matthew T.

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--United States--Sociological aspects.

Crime.

Homicide--United States.

Homicide.

Ethnic groups--United States.

Ethnic groups.

Noncitizen criminals--United States--Public opinion.

Noncitizen criminals.

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

United States--Emigration and immigration.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Studying El Paso, Miami, and San Diego over the years 1985-1995, Lee explores the complex relationship between ethnicity, immigration, and homicide. Popular opinion and sociological theory, particularly the social disorganization perspective, predict that immigration should increase levels of homicide where immigrants settle, but Lee s analysis (statistical, spatial, and temporal) generally finds that this is not the case. His results cast doubt on the taken-for-granted idea that immigration disrupts communities, weakens social control, and increases homicide levels. Rather, recent arrivals appear to play a positive role in these three cities, suggesting that conventional theories of crime be re-examined in light of the potentially revitalizing impact of immigration."

Contents:

Introduction: immigration as a criminological concern

Immigration and crime: what do we know and how do we know it?

Studying immigration and homicide

The independent effects of immigration on homicide

Geographic patterns and time trends

Conclusion: immigration and the revitalization of urban communities.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-156) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-36136-0

9786610361366

1-59332-084-1

OCLC:

56972024