Crime on the border : immigration and homicide in urban communities /
Studying El Paso, Miami, and San Diego over the years 1985-1995, Lee explores the complex relationship between ethnicity, immigration, and homicide. Popular opinion and sociological theory, particularly the social disorganization perspective, predict that immigration should increase levels of homici...
| Основен автор: | Lee, Matthew T. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
LFB Scholarly Pub.,
2003.
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| Серия: |
New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=121943 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Crime on the border. |
| Резюме: |
Studying El Paso, Miami, and San Diego over the years 1985-1995, Lee explores the complex relationship between ethnicity, immigration, and homicide. Popular opinion and sociological theory, particularly the social disorganization perspective, predict that immigration should increase levels of homicide where immigrants settle, but Lee's analysis (statistical, spatial, and temporal) generally finds that this is not the case. His results cast doubt on the taken-for-granted idea that immigration disrupts communities, weakens social control, and increases homicide levels. Rather, recent arrivals appear to play a positive role in these three cities, suggesting that conventional theories of crime be re-examined in light of the potentially revitalizing impact of immigration. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 158 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-156) and index. |
| ISBN: |
1593320841 9781593320843 9781931202701 1931202702 1280361360 9781280361364 |