Urban crime rates and the changing face of immigration: Evidence across four decades
Research has shown little support for the enduring proposition that increases in immigration
are associated with increases in crime. Although classical criminological and neoclassical …
are associated with increases in crime. Although classical criminological and neoclassical …
From residential neighborhood to activity space: The effects of educational segregation on crime and their moderation by social context
The segregation–crime relationship is a classic topic in sociology and crime geography, yet
existing literature mainly focuses on the impact of racial segregation at the global scale …
existing literature mainly focuses on the impact of racial segregation at the global scale …
An examination of American perceptions of the immigrant-crime relationship
WS McCann, FD Boateng - American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2020 - Springer
The notion that immigrants are more crime prone or increase crime has been largely
debunked by criminologists over the last two decades. However, there is a lack of …
debunked by criminologists over the last two decades. However, there is a lack of …
Enclaves of opportunity or “ghettos of last resort?” Assessing the effects of immigrant segregation on violent crime rates
B Feldmeyer, CT Harris, J Scroggins - Social Science Research, 2015 - Elsevier
A growing body of research indicates that immigration to the US has crime-reducing effects
on aggregate levels of violence, which researchers have often attributed to the protective …
on aggregate levels of violence, which researchers have often attributed to the protective …
An analysis of hate crime victimization amongst immigrants
WS McCann, FD Boateng - American journal of criminal justice, 2022 - Springer
The primary purpose of the current study was to understand immigrant hate crime
victimization in the US Specifically, the authors analyzed the most recent data from the …
victimization in the US Specifically, the authors analyzed the most recent data from the …
Suicide, religion, and Latinos: A macrolevel study of US Latino suicide rates
RE Barranco - The Sociological Quarterly, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Since the publication of Durkheim's Suicide more than a century ago, researchers have
been examining the relationship between religion and suicide, and race/ethnicity and …
been examining the relationship between religion and suicide, and race/ethnicity and …
Walking ATMs and the immigration spillover effect: The link between Latino immigration and robbery victimization
RE Barranco, ES Shihadeh - Social science research, 2015 - Elsevier
Media reports and prior research suggest that undocumented Latino migrants are
disproportionately robbed because they rely on a cash-only economy and they are reluctant …
disproportionately robbed because they rely on a cash-only economy and they are reluctant …
Educational inequality or educational segregation? The determinants of criminal activities in 288 Chinese cities
The relationships between inequality and crime and segregation and crime are classic
topics in crime geography. However, the effects of city-level inequality and segregation …
topics in crime geography. However, the effects of city-level inequality and segregation …
Reassessing the breadth of the protective benefit of immigrant neighborhoods: A multilevel analysis of violence risk by race, ethnicity, and labor market stratification
Abstract Researchers in the United States have increasingly recognized that immigration
reduces crime, but it remains unresolved whether this applies to people of different racial …
reduces crime, but it remains unresolved whether this applies to people of different racial …
Are villages in the city and segregation associated with crime in Chinese cities? An assessment of burglary in ZG city using satellite images and big data
The association between villages in the city (ViCs) and crime is an important topic but has
not been rigorously investigated in crime geography. This study developed three new …
not been rigorously investigated in crime geography. This study developed three new …