Nationality, Crime, and Criminal Justice in France

Tournier, Pierre

doi:10.1086/449257

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“…A number of observers have identified how minority populations throughout the world are more likely to be punished than their counterparts from dominant majority groups (Albrecht, 1997;Broadhurst, 1997;Chiricos & Crawford, 1995;Junger-Tas, 1997;Mauer, 1999;Miller, 1996;Roberts & Doob, 1997;Stern, 1998;Tonry, 1997;Tournier, 1997;Wacquant, 1999). These studies, however, generally have focused on conditions within a single nation.…”

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“…Previous studies have established that minority communities are likely to be policed more aggressively (Kane, 2003;Liska & Chamlin, 1984) and that members of these communities are more likely to be arrested (Holmes, 2000;Liska & Chamlin, 1984;Walker, Spohn, & DeLone, 2003), incarcerated (Albrecht, 1997;Bridges & Crutchfield, 1988;Broadhurst, 1997;Chiricos & Crawford, 1995;Junger-Tas, 1997;Langan, 1985;Mauer, 1999;Miller, 1996;Roberts & Doob, 1997;Stern, 1998;Tonry, 1997;Tournier, 1997;Wacquant, 1999), and subjected to more severe punishment (Carroll & Mondrick, 1976;Pruitt & Wilson, 1983;Steffensmeier & Demuth, 2000;Walker, Spohn, & DeLone, 2003), including the death penalty (Urbina, 2003b). 2…”

Section: Minority Threat and Punishmentmentioning

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Minority threat and punishment: A cross-national analysis

Ruddell

Urbina

2004

Justice Quarterly

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Section: Minority Threat and Punishmentmentioning

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Minority threat and punishment: A cross-national analysis

Ruddell

Urbina

2004

Justice Quarterly

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“…In the first place, foreigners sent to prison for their participation in organised crime networks acting across national borders cannot be compared to immigrants or guest workers. In the second place, a considerable number of foreigners are in prison for infractions to immigration laws (Melossi 2003;Tournier 1997;Wacquant 1999), that is to say that they are in prison for being foreigners -without an authorization of stay in Western Europe -and not for beings suspects or authors of a criminal offence. In the third place, one must take into consideration that the deterioration of most Western European economies since the mid-1970s and the rise of unemployment led to a progressive hardening of immigration laws in such a way that, nowadays, it is very difficult to enter Europe as a legal immigrant.…”

Section: Violent Offences and Immigration: A Frame For Historical-commentioning

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Crime Trends in Western Europe from 1990 to 2000

Aebi

2004

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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This paper analyses the evolution of police recorded crime rates for nine offences (intentional homicide, assault, rape, robbery, theft, vehicle theft, burglary, domestic burglary, and drug offences) over the period 1990-2000 in 16 Western European Countries. The analysis shows that there was an increase in drug and violent offences, while property offences reached a peak at the beginning of the 1990s and started decreasing afterwards. The evolution of property offences can be related to the emergence of a large black market for stolen goods in Central and Eastern Europe at the beginning of the time series, while by the end of it that market was saturated and there had also been a reinforcement of police measures in the frontiers and of security measures in Western European households. The increase in drug offences is correlated to the rise of drug use in Europe shown by other indicators, and can be related to an increased availability of drugs in European markets. Finally, the upward trend in violent offences can be explained partially by gang struggles over the control of illegal markets and by the consolidation of problematic neighbourhoods, but seems also due to a large extent of increase in the reporting of violent offences by their victims and the recording of such offences by the police. The analysis shows that opportunity-based theories provide a satisfactory explanation of the trends in recorded crime, and that the crime opportunities are heavily influenced by socio-economical factors.

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“…However, since the 1980s a new scenario has emerged. Fresh studies in several European countries (Andersson ; Junger‐Tas ; Natale ; Junger ; Albrecht ; Hebberecht ; Martens ; Tournier ; Killias ; Suisse DFJP ; Lagrange ; O'Nolan ) agreed on one basic point. They showed immigrant crime rates much higher (two to four times) than those observed in society at large.…”

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Looking for a Fair Country: Features and Determinants of Immigrants’ Involvement in Crime in Europe

Solivetti

2012

Howard J Crim Justice

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A rise in crime among immigrants allegedly occurred in Europe over the last decades. The origin of this phenomenon is obscure, and traditional theories offer conflicting explanations. The present article addresses these problems by using data regarding the 18 main countries in Western Europe. The results show that the immigrant share in crime figures varies greatly from country to country. This suggests that the non‐national contribution to crime is not associated with immigration per se, but with the contexts in which immigration occurs and features of the immigration inflow. The cross‐national analysis shows, in particular, that ‘culture, respect for rights and universalism’ in the host countries are associated with lower immigrant crime.

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Nationality, Crime, and Criminal Justice in France

Cited by 19 publications

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Minority threat and punishment: A cross-national analysis

Minority threat and punishment: A cross-national analysis

Crime Trends in Western Europe from 1990 to 2000

Looking for a Fair Country: Features and Determinants of Immigrants’ Involvement in Crime in Europe

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