Immigration and Crime: Ethnicity, Race, and Violence (New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law, 6)

An essential collection that argues fears of immigrant crime are largely unfounded The original essays in this much-needed collection broadly assess the contemporary patterns of crime as related to immigration, race, and ethnicity. Immigration and Crime covers both a variety of immigrant groups—mainly from Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America—and 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 Martínez, Jr., Cecilia Menjívar, Jeffrey D. Morenoff, Charlie V. Morgan, Amie L. Nielsen, Rubén G. Rumbaut, Rosaura Tafoya-Estrada, Abel Valenzuela, Jr., Min Zhou. Coming To America: The Impact Of The New Immigration On Crime / Ramiro Martinez, Jr. -- Rethinking The Chicago School Of Criminology: A New Era Of Immigration / Robert J. Bersik, Jr. -- Immigrant Assimilation And Crime: Generational Differences In Youth Violence In Chicago / Jefferey D. Morenoff And Avraham Astor -- Immigration And Incarceration: Patterns And Predictors Of Imprisonment Among First- And Second-generation Young Adults / Rubin G. Rumbaut, Roberto G. Gonzales, Golnaz Komaie, Charlie V. Morgan, And Rosaura Tafoya-estrada -- Immigration And Asian Homicide Patterns In Urban And Suburban San Diego / Matthew T. Lee And Ramiro Martinez, Jr. -- Delinquency And Acculturation In The Twenty-first Century: A Decade's Change In A Vietnamese American Community / Min Zhou And Carl L. Bankston Iii -- Beyond Conflict And Controversy: Blacks, Koreans, And Jews In Urban America / Jennifer Lee -- The War On The Border: Criminalizing Immigration And Militarizing The U.s.-mexico Border / Sang Hea Kil And Cecilia Menjívar -- New Immigrants And Day Labor: The Potential For Violence / Abel Valenzuela, Jr. -- Multiple Disadvantages And Crime Among Black Immigrants: Exploring Haitian Violence In Miami's Communities / Arnie L. Nielsen And Ramiro Martinez, Jr. Edited By Ramiro Martinez, Jr. And Abel Valenzuela, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This volume shines a much needed light on the complexity of connections between crime, race, ethnicity, and immigration in the United States. Drawing on a distinguished group of experts on crime and immigration, Martinez and Valenzuela pull together a stimulating blend of perspectives and methods to address a topic that has been sadly neglected by researchers."--Gary LaFree, author of Losing Legitimacy: Street Crime and the Decline of Social Institutions in America Argues that fears of immigrant crime are largely unfounded, as immigrants are themselves often more likely to be the victims of discrimination, stigmatization, and crime. This book covers a variety of immigrant groups - mainly from Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America - and topics, such as: victimization, racial conflict, drugs, gangs, and more.