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Book SynopsisThe perception of the immigrant as criminal or deviant has a long history in the United States, with many groups (e.g., Irish, Italians, Latinos) having been associated with perceived increases in crime and other social problems, although data suggest this is not necessarily the case. This Handbook examines the relationship between immigration and crime by presenting chapters reflecting key issues from both historical and current perspectives. The volume includes a range of topics related to immigration and crime, such as the links between immigration rates and crime rates, nativity and crime, and the social construction of the criminal immigrant, as well as historical and current immigration policy vis-Ã-vis perceptions of the criminal immigrant. Other topics covered in this volume include theoretical perspectives on immigration and assimilation, sanctuary cities, and immigration in the context of the war on terror.
The Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime
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'This Handbook offers a comprehensive assessment of the relationship between immigration and crime, drawing from interdisciplinary and historical perspectives. The review essays and empirical studies fill a critical gap in the field, and I expect it will be the "go to" source for state of the art research on immigration and crime for years to come.' – Marjorie S. Zatz, University of California, Merced
'The Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime offers a comprehensive and clear perspective on immigration and crime. The Handbook brings together a stellar team of scholars who explain the deep-rooted history of nativism in the United States, the empirical reality surrounding immigrants and crime, as well as the criminalization of immigrants through detention and immigration law enforcement. These essays render it evident that nativism and the concomitant criminalization of immigrations is not new, that immigration is not associated with higher levels of crime, and that the current construction of immigrants as criminals is used to justify punitive legislation. This handbook is written in a clear and accessible style and will be useful for scholars, advocates, and policy-makers alike.' – Tanya Golash-Boza, University of California, Merced
'This handbook offers a timely and important examination of the relationship between immigration and crime. While public perceptions linking increased immigration and criminality persist, this terrific collection lays to rest these often repeated, yet unfounded, claims. Impressive for its breadth and depth, the Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime is a must-read for students, scholars, and policy makers alike.' – Roberto G. Gonzales, Harvard University
Table of ContentsImmigration and Crime: An Introduction to the Handbook
PART I. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON IMMIGRATION AND CRIME
1. On the History of Immigration and Crime
2. Aliens Addicting Us: A Historical Perspective of Immigration and Drug Control Policy
PART II. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON IMMIGRATION AND CRIME
3. The Classical Assimilation Model: A Controversial Canon
4. Segmented Assimilation and Crime: Rethinking the Relationship between Assimilation and Crime
5. Theoretical Perspectives on the Immigration-Crime Relationship
PART III. EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON IMMIGRATION AND CRIME
6. Immigration and Crime Rates: Lasting Trends and New Understandings
7. Immigration and Gangs
8. Immigrants as Victims
9. Immigrant Generation Differences in Crime and Violence: Disentangling Myth and Perception from Empirical Reality
10. Latino Immigration and Crime
11. Crime and Delinquency among Asian Immigrants in the United States
12. Afro-Caribbean Immigration and Crime
13. Eastern European Immigration and Crime
PART IV. CURRENT ISSUES IN IMMIGRATION AND CRIME
14. Two Decades of Constructing Immigrants as Criminals
15. Immigration and Terrorism
16. Immigration within Contemporary Political Discourse
17. Policing & Punishing Illegality in the United States
18. Immigrants in the Federal Court System
19. With Mass Deportation Comes Mass Punishment: Punitive Capacity, Health, and Standards in US Immigrant Detention
20. Sanctuary Cities and Crime
