Immigration and crime
Subtitle: the effects of immigration on criminal behavior
By: Jacob I. Stowell.
Series: The new Americans
Publisher: LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781593322045
Subjects: Violent crime -- Sociological aspects -- United States -- Research; Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions -- Research; Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects -- Research; Alien criminals -- United States -- Research; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : reconsidering the link between immigration and crime; title: Social disorganization theory : expectations and empirical realities; title: Studies of immigration and crime : findings and limitations of previous research; title: Analytical approach : data and methodology employed in current study; title: Structural and spatial contexts of violence; title: Direct and indirect effects of immigration on violence; title: Conclusion : review and directions for future research.