Book contents
- Does Immigration Increase Crime?
- Does Immigration Increase Crime?
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 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
- Book part
- References
- Index
3 - Immigration and Crime in the United Kingdom
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 August 2019
- Does Immigration Increase Crime?
- Does Immigration Increase Crime?
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 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
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
The UK is a major recipient of migrant inflows from both other European countries and the rest of the world. Unlike the Italian experience (see Chapter 2), immigration to the UK is not a new phenomenon; substantial numbers of foreign-born workers entered the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. In recent years, however, the number of immigrants to the UK has increased considerably, primarily as a consequence of EU enlargements in 2004 and 2007.
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- Does Immigration Increase Crime?Migration Policy and the Creation of the Criminal Immigrant, pp. 54 - 90Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019