Immigration and crime : the effects of immigration on criminal behavior / Jacob I. Stowell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stowell, Jacob I., 1973-

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violent crimes--Sociological aspects--Research--United States.

Violent crimes.

Immigrants--Social conditions--Research--United States.

Immigrants.

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects--Research.

Emigration and immigration.

Noncitizen criminals--Research--United States.

Noncitizen criminals.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Research.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Stowell examines the impact of immigration on violent crime. Criminological theory, and particularly social disorganization theory, has held that immigration is inextricably linked to crime. Stowell tests whether patterns of neighborhood-level violence are partially attributable to the population characteristics of an area, and, in particular, to its nativity composition. His analyses offer both support for and challenges to social disorganization theory. Consistent with theoretical expectations, immigration is found to be indirectly associated with levels of violence. Little support, however, is found for the notion that immigrants are a largely homogeneous population, or that immigration is positively associated with property crime. The results call for a refinement of the disorganization theory, one that is sensitive to the differences among the foreign-born population and one that does not assume a negative impact of immigration on neighborhood social structure and violence."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

Introduction : reconsidering the link between immigration and crime

Social disorganization theory : expectations and empirical realities

Studies of immigration and crime : findings and limitations of previous research

Analytical approach : data and methodology employed in current study

Structural and spatial contexts of violence

Direct and indirect effects of immigration on violence

Conclusion : review and directions for future research.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-173) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-291-7

OCLC:

651965588