College
COAS
Department
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Rank
Associate Professor
Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime
Type of Work
Book
Publication Information
Holly Ventura Miller & Anthony Peguero, Eds. (2018). Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime. New York: Routledge. ISBN: 978-1-138-66841-6
Description of Work
The perception of the immigrant as criminal or deviant has a long history in the U.S., with many groups having been associated with perceived increases in crime and other social problems, although data suggest this is not necessarily the case. This text examines the relationship between immigration and crime by presenting key issues from both historical and current perspectives, including the links between immigration rates and crime rates, nativity and crime, and the social construction of the criminal immigrant. It is a key collection for students in immigration courses, scholars and researchers in diverse disciplines, and policy-makers dealing with immigration and border security.
Routledge Handbook on Immigration and Crime
The perception of the immigrant as criminal or deviant has a long history in the U.S., with many groups having been associated with perceived increases in crime and other social problems, although data suggest this is not necessarily the case. This text examines the relationship between immigration and crime by presenting key issues from both historical and current perspectives, including the links between immigration rates and crime rates, nativity and crime, and the social construction of the criminal immigrant. It is a key collection for students in immigration courses, scholars and researchers in diverse disciplines, and policy-makers dealing with immigration and border security.
Biographical Statement
Holly Ventura Miller is an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Her research interests include the sociology of immigration, correctional policy, drug treatment in the criminal justice system, and program evaluation. She currently sits on the Editorial Board of Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice and Criminal Justice Studies. She is also a National Institute of Justice W.E.B. DuBois Fellow, Past President of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, and an Associate Editor of the Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency.