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The supposed link between immigration and crime is a highly contentious issue. This innovative book examines the evidence.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. Immigration and crime: perceptions and reality; 2. Migration policy and crime in Italy; 3. Immigration and crime in the United Kingdom; 4. The case of the United States; 5. Refugee waves and crime: evidence from EU countries; Conclusion; Appendices; References.
About the author
Francesco Fasani is an Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary University of London. He is a Research Affiliate at CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research) and a Research Fellow at CReAM (Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration) and IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn).Giovanni Mastrobuoni is Carlo Alberto Chair at the Collegio Carlo Alberto and Professor in Economics at the University of Turin, ESOMAS, and at the University of Essex. He is a research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn and editor of The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy.Emily G. Owens is a Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Society and the Department of Economics at the University of California, Irvine. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, a senior research fellow at the Police Foundation, and a fellow of the Academy of Experimental Criminology.Paolo Pinotti is Endowed Associate Professor in Economic Analysis of Crime at the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan. His other roles include Coordinator of Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti, Director of the CLEAN Unit on the economics of crime at the Baffi-Carefin Center, Senior Researcher at FBK-IRVAPP, Researcher at Dondena, and Associate Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association.
Summary
The link between immigration and crime is highly contentious, with little empirical evidence to support it. What does the data actually say, and how can policy makers use it to challenge preconceptions? This book will appeal to students and academics across the social sciences, as well as citizens interested in this topical issue.
