Crime and Justice, Volume 21: Comparative and Cross-National Perspectives on Ethnicity, Crime, and Immigration (Crime and Justice: A Review of Research)

ISBN: 0226808289

Author: Tonry, Michael

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This volume is the first major cross-national examination of racial andethnic differences in criminal offending, victimization by crime, anddisparities and discrimination in justice systems. These nine essaysprovide comrehensive up-to-date summaries of research and experienceconcerning those subjects in Australia, Canada, England and Wales,France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UnitedStates. Population migration has reached an all time high in Europe andwith it, "immigration and crime" has become the single most volatile andtopical crime control issue in most of these countries.The nine essays in this book are written by the leading specialists ineach country. Contributors include Roderic Broadhurst, Julian V. Robertsand Anthony N. Doob, David J. Smith, Pierre Tournier, Hans-JrgAlbrecht, Josine Junger-Tas, Peter L. Martens, Martin Killias, Robert J.Sampson and Janet L. Lauritsen.Michael Tonry is Sonosky Professor of Law and Public Policy at theUniversity of Minnesota.