Immigration + Crime Flashcards
1
Q
3 reasons why iimmigrants would commit more crime?
A
- immigrants area already more criminal before migration
- immigrats turn to criminality after settling in new location
- immigrants become more criminal through the immigration process.
2
Q
when do anti-immigration feelings rise?
A
when theres economic downturn and scarce opportunity for employment.
3
Q
anti-immigration feelings projected to minority groups?
- what’s the catch?
A
yes, some disadvantaged minority groups in every Western country are disproportionately likely to be arrested, convicted, imprisoned
- but, most disadvantaged immigrant groups have lower crime rates than native born population.
4
Q
important complexities of immigrants?
A
- immigrant groups are heterogenous
- 2nd generation immigrants have higher crime rates than 1st generation immigrants [still lower crime rates than native-born]
5
Q
definitions :
- 1st gen immigrant
- 2nd gen immigrant
- 1.5ers
A
1st gen: coming to country
2nd gen: born in country, to 1st gen immigrant
1.5ers: immigrant from other country, but came at a young age
6
Q
crime increases over time?
A
increases with time spent in new country + with subsequent generations
7
Q
4 things to consider?
A
- legal vs illegal immigrants (valid data from just legal portion?, can’t estimate illegals, illegals may have different offending pattern
- ethnic/socioeconomic background: diff reasons for immigration may have diff criminal consequences?
- age groups + gender - young men most likely to engage in crime, most immigrants are young men.
- types of crime: unsure what type of crime immigrants commit
8
Q
meaningful cross-national comparison?
A
- hard with inconsistent definitions
- hard to talk to undocumented, illegal immigrants - hard to even estimate.
- undocumented appear in prisons more bc coming over illegally is criminal.
- hard to compare cross-nationally bc many dont collect or release info
