Immigrant Revitalization and Neighborhood Violent Crime in Established and New Destination Cities

Ramey, David M.

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“…There are notable exceptions to the revitalisation thesis internationally (Andersen, 2012;Aoki & Todo, 2009;Bircan & Hooghe, 2011;Francis, Armstrong & Totikidis, 2006) and within the United States (Martinez et al, 2004;Ramey, 2013 The United States is the leading destination country for immigrants globally. Founded as an immigrant nation, it is currently home to over 40 million foreign born persons who comprise around 13% of the total population (Zong and Batalova, 2016).…”

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“…Acknowledging this, scholars have recently moved towards understanding how outcomes vary across different local contexts. Results from this emerging body of research suggest the receptivity of contexts can moderate the effect of immigration on crime at both the neighbourhood and city level (Harris & Feldmeyer, 2013;Light, 2017;Martinez et al, 2004;Painter-Davis, 2015;Ramey, 2013).…”

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“…Attitudes towards immigrants are also more favourable in established cities which in turn improves job and housing prospects for immigrants (Painter-Davis, 2015 (Ramey, 2013). Against this backdrop, integration is much more challenging for new immigrant populations.…”

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“…A growing body of empirical literature (again concentrated on the United States context) finds support for these claims (Harris & Feldmeyer, 2013;Light, 2017;Martinez et al, 2004;Painter-Davis, 2015;Ramey, 2013 Ramey (2013, p. 26) to argue that revitalisation "is a contingent process", that relies upon the receptive context of the city and the contours of the neighbourhood.…”

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“…Scholars find that the receptivity of city contexts can play an important role in moderating the effect of immigration on crime (Martinez et al, 2004;Ramey, 2013). Cities with longstanding immigration histories, often referred to as 'gateway cities' are generally receptive contexts.…”

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The Immigration-Crime Myth: Exploring the Impact of Immigration on Neighbourhood Violence

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The myth of the criminal immigrant and the criminogenic effects of immigration is deeply embedded in public and political discourses across the globe. The consequences these perceptions are nontrivial. Conservative governments tend to manipulate the public's fear of 'crime prone' immigrants to garner support for restrictive immigration policies, hard-line anti-terrorism strategies and deportation practices. Further, certain groups are likely to be subjected to heightened levels of alienation and discrimination in the community -particularly at times of economic crises and threats to national security. This perceived association is also linked to increased social anxiety in the neighbourhoods where immigrants live. Yet whether immigration actually leads to measurable increases in crime is highly questionable. Together, the findings of these three studies demonstrate that regardless of how immigration is measured (by growth, concentration or segregation) or the ethnic group under consideration (measuring ethnicity by both language and religion) -there is little evidence to suggest immigration is linked to greater violent crime in either city. However, the effect of ethnic diversity on violent crime is more problematic, particularly when comparing across neighbourhoods. Specifically, I find neighbourhoods with greater language and religion diversity encounter more violent crime problems.This points to a breakdown in informal social control in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods.Nevertheless, it is important to recognise that ethnic diversity comprises only a small piece of the overall puzzle when explaining variations in violent crime across place.iv

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