Asian American Assimilation: Ethnicity, Immigration, and Socioeconomic Attainment (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781593322045)

Stowell examines the impact of immigration on violent crime. Crimiological theory, and particularly social disorganization theory, has held that immigration is inextricably linked to crime. Stowell tests whether patterns of neighborhood-level violence are partially attributable to the population characteristics of an area, and, in particular, to its nativity composition. His analyses offer both support for and challenges to social disorganization theory. Consistent with theoretical expectations, immigration is found to be indirectly associated with levels of violence. Little support, however, is found for the notion that immigrants are a largely homogeneous population, or that immigration is positively associated with property crime. The results call for a refinement of the disorganization theory, one that is sensitive to the differences among the foreign-born population and one that does not assume a negative impact of immigration on neighborhood social structure and violence.

Author: Jacob I. Stowell, C. N. Le
ISBN-10: 1593322046
ISBN-13: 9781593322045
Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2007
Pages: 186
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2007 pg. 161