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Theoretical Articulation on Immigration and Crime

NCJ Number
236556
Journal
Homicide Studies Volume: 15 Issue: 4 Dated: November 2011 Pages: 382-403
Author(s)
Pedro M. Thomas
Date Published
November 2011
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This article examines the criminological understanding of the relationship between immigration and crime.
Abstract
This article reviews the contributions of social disorganization, cultural, and strain perspectives to criminological understanding of the relationship between immigration and crime. In efforts to draw parallels between the theories and strands of scholarship on immigration, various hypotheses are outlined to encourage expansion of knowledge on immigration and crime, theoretical extension, revision, and perhaps integration as well. (Published Abstract)