03208nam 22006734a 450 991096488340332120200520144314.01-280-36136-097866103613661-59332-084-1(CKB)1000000000032845(OCoLC)56972024(CaPaEBR)ebrary10076798(SSID)ssj0000132329(PQKBManifestationID)11160731(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132329(PQKBWorkID)10039012(PQKB)11496928(MiAaPQ)EBC3016734(Au-PeEL)EBL3016734(CaPaEBR)ebr10076798(BIP)46019367(EXLCZ)99100000000003284520030718d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCrime on the border immigration and homicide in urban communities /Matthew T. LeeNew York LFB Scholarly Pub.20031 online resource (170 p.)The new AmericansBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-931202-70-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-156) and index.Introduction: immigration as a criminological concern -- Immigration and crime: what do we know and how do we know it? -- Studying immigration and homicide -- The independent effects of immigration on homicide -- Geographic patterns and time trends -- Conclusion: immigration and the revitalization of 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 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."New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)CrimeUnited StatesSociological aspectsHomicideUnited StatesEthnic groupsUnited StatesNoncitizen criminalsUnited StatesPublic opinionEmigration and immigrationSocial aspectsUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationCrimeSociological aspects.HomicideEthnic groupsNoncitizen criminalsPublic opinion.Emigration and immigrationSocial aspects.364.2/5Lee Matthew T1820170MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910964883403321Crime on the border4381931UNINA