Date of Award
1-1-2017
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Sociology
Content Description
1 online resource (iii, vii, 193 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Joanne Kaufman
Committee Members
Steven F Messner, Zai Liang
Keywords
Immigration, Victimization, Immigrants, Crime, Alien criminals, Self-control, Emigration and immigration
Subject Categories
Criminology
Abstract
In recent decades, scholarly interest on immigration and crime has been on the rise. This increase in interest has even recently produced an academic consensus on the structural-level relationship between immigration and crime: on average, changes in immigration levels do not disproportionately increase crime rates. However, what is less explored in the literature is the individual-level relationship between immigration and criminal victimization, and specifically, the role played by criminological variables among generations of immigrant ethnic groups and their victimization experiences.
Recommended Citation
Wong, Allen W.C.P., "Immigration and victimization : applications of criminological concepts to the lesser-known side of the immigration and crime nexus" (2017). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1976.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1976