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Scitus Academics LLC Crime Punishment and Migration by Harmon Royston
The connection between immigration and crime is on eofthe most
contentious topics in contemporary society. These deliberations are notnew,
as considerations on the issue date back more than 100years. Immigration is
frequently mentioned as on eofthe most important issues facing politicians
in advanced economies. Often this appear stoberelated to the commonly
expressed concernt hatimmigrant sharm the labor market prospects of
natives. This concern has received substantial, and sometimes controversial,
attention in the academic abor economics literature. However, it also reflect
saw iderconcernover the impact of large immigration flow so nothera
spectsofsociety. Preventing the admission of criminal shas long been a
concern to the public and policy makers. Even in the colonial period, the
rewerelaws again stthearrival of criminals. Asign ificant share of the public
seems to be lieve that immigrants commit adisproportionate share of crime.
High-profile and sometimes tragic crimes committed by illegal alien
shaveprompted stateand local official stop ledge action to rid the
community of criminal aliens.
Crime, Punishment and Migration examines and critically appraises the
evidence on the possible links between immigration and crime across
abroad range of methodologies, time periods and countries. Althoug ha
host of reasons exist stoexpect that immigrants are hig crimeprone, the bulk
of empirical studies conducted over the past century have found that
immigrants are typically under represent edincriminal statistics. There are
some partial exceptions to this finding, but the seappear to be linked more
to differences instructural conditions across urbana reas where immigrants
set tlerather than to the cultural tradition soft he immigrant groups. This
book will be of valuable for students, scholars, and academics with an
interest in the topic, the book will appeal to individuals in arange of
disciplines, from criminology and sociology topolitics, inter national
relations, ethnic studies, geography, social policyand development.