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
2 - Migration Policy and Crime in Italy
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
In this chapter, we examine the relationship between immigration and crime in Italy, focusing in particular on the importance of legal status for the propensity of immigrants to engage in crime. In Section 2.1, we briefly describe the characteristics of the immigrant population in Italy and the evolution of Italian migration policy. Section 2.2 discusses the evidence on immigrants’ involvement in crime in Italy.
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- Does Immigration Increase Crime?Migration Policy and the Creation of the Criminal Immigrant, pp. 26 - 53Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019