Research Catalog

Title

Birthplace, migration and crime : the Australian experience / Ronald D. Francis.

Author

Francis, Ronald D. (Ronald David), 1931-

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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Description

xviii, 285 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

Issues surrounding the migration of human beings are some of the most pressing of our time. Through both historical and contemporary material, this book builds on the author's previous work in the area to explore the landscape of crime and migration in Australia. Focusing primarily upon the Australian experience, but illuminated by studies in other countries and at other times, Professor Francis provides a comprehensive account of crime and migration, linking migration policy with criminality and mental health and arguing that it is birthplace, not race, which impacts upon crimes committed by migrants. Covering a diverse range of issues from the police, courts and prisons to victimology and immigration policy, this book will appeal to scholars across Criminology, Sociology, Law, Migration Studies and Politics.

Subject

• Crime > Australia > History
• Noncitizen criminals > Australia
• Kriminalität
• Migration
• Noncitizen criminals
• Crime
• Crime & criminology > Australia
• Crime
• Criminology: legal aspects > Australia
• Emigration and immigration
• Legal aspects of criminology > Australia
• Migration, immigration & emigration > Australia
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration
• Australië
• Australien
• Australia

Genre/Form

• History
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page264-279) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Historical, Policy and Legal Issues -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Policy, Population and Culture -- 3. Immigration Reports to Date -- pt. II Issues, Data and Interpretation -- 4. Crime Issues -- 5. Legal Issues -- 6. Police -- 7. Courts -- 8. Prisons -- 9. Mental Health and Crime -- 10. Victimology -- 11. Communication -- pt. III Method, Theory and Moral Issues -- 12. Social Matters and Indicators -- 13. Theory and Critiques -- 14. Special Problems: Some Basic Facts -- 15. Moral Issues -- pt. IV Concluding Comments -- 16. Commentary and Conclusions.

ISBN

• 1137386479
• 9781137386472

OCLC

863032965

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library