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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818869303321

Autore

Guerette Rob T

Titolo

Migrant death : border safety and situational crime prevention on the U.S.-Mexico divide / / Rob T. Guerette

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2007

ISBN

1-59332-312-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 pages)

Collana

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

Disciplina

363.28/509721

Soggetti

Border security - Mexican-American Border Region

Noncitizens - Protection - Mexican-American Border Region

Immigrants - Protection - Mexican-American Border Region

Noncitizens - Crimes against - Mexican-American Border Region - Prevention

Immigrants - Crimes against - Mexican-American Border Region - Prevention

Illegal immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-178) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The nature of illegal immigration in the United States -- Purpose, history, and function of the United States Border Patrol -- The issue of migrant deaths -- Preventing migrant deaths : ethics, policy, and the utility of situational crime prevention -- Impact of border safety initiative policy -- Understanding the circumstance and situational nature of migrant deaths -- Implications for policy, practice, and future research.

Sommario/riassunto

"After an overview of the nature of illegal immigration and border patrol in the United States, this book focuses on reducing migrant casualty within the current policy and enforcement environment and through the application of a problem-oriented, evidence-based prevention strategy"--