Theoretical Frameworks in Immigrant-Crime Literature

dc.contributor.authorKaye-Diamond, Aviva Rebecca
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-07T16:12:12Z
dc.date.available2019-11-07T16:12:12Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description56 pages
dc.description.abstractThe media, public policy, and popular opinion are consistently driven by the perception that immigration increases crime. Despite this, most empirical research has found that immigrants have lower crime rates than the native born. The research, however, is still characterized by notable gaps. The has been minimal research into the theories political scientists have used to explain the alleged relationship between immigration and crime. This thesis examines the scholarly usage of these theories in the United States. In the first section, this thesis surveys the dominant theories over the last one-hundred years. The second piece analyzes the use and misuse of data in scholarly articles that have led to the popularity of inaccurate theories. Finally, this paper investigates the influence that theories have had on contemporary political discourse on immigration. It is concluded that, despite their policy implications and use in political discourse, theories have not been adequately valued, and have therefore suffered from inadequate empirical support and warrant further studies.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/25033
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
dc.subjectPolitical Scienceen_US
dc.subjectImmigrationen_US
dc.subjectImmigranten_US
dc.subjectCrimeen_US
dc.subjectTheoriesen_US
dc.subjectTrumpen_US
dc.titleTheoretical Frameworks in Immigrant-Crime Literature
dc.typeThesis/Dissertation

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