Immigration And Crime: Ethnicity, Race, And Violence (New Perspectives In Crime, Deviance, And Law, 6),Used

An Essential Collection That Argues Fears Of Immigrant Crime Are Largely Unfoundedthe Original Essays In This Muchneeded Collection Broadly Assess The Contemporary Patterns Of Crime As Related To Immigration, Race, And Ethnicity. Immigration And Crime Covers Both A Variety Of Immigrant Groupsmainly From Asia, The Caribbean, And Latin Americaand A Variety Of Topics Including: Victimization, Racial Conflict, Juvenile Delinquency, Exposure To Violence, Homicide, Drugs, Gangs, And Border Violence.The Volume Provides Important Insights About Past Understandings Of Immigration And Crime, Many Based On Theories That Have Proven To Be Untrue Or Racially Biased, As Well As Offering New Scholarship On Salient Topics. Overall, The Contributors Argue That Fears Of Immigrant Crime Are Largely Unfounded, As Immigrants Are Themselves Often More Likely To Be The Victims Of Discrimination, Stigmatization, And Crime Rather Than The Perpetrators.Contributors: Avraham Astor, Carl L. Bankston Iii, Robert J. Bursik, Jr., Roberto G. Gonzales, Sang Hea Kil, Golnaz Komaie, Jennifer Lee, Matthew T. Lee, Ramiro Martnez, Jr., Cecilia Menjvar, Jeffrey D. Morenoff, Charlie V. Morgan, Amie L. Nielsen, Rubn G. Rumbaut, Rosaura Tafoyaestrada, Abel Valenzuela, Jr., Min Zhou.