31st Annual Student Research Conference
Crime and Immigration: One Nation’s Feud and the Keys to our Perceptions
Rebecca J. Light
Dr. Arlen Egley, Faculty Mentor
Immigration and crime have a perceived positive relationship. However, their relationship has been empirically and consistently shown to be negative. Immigration may even suppress crime. The gap between the literature and individuals perceptions is explored through the lense of education, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, and geographic region . Data from the General Social Survey (2014) was used to complete cross tabulation analysis for each independant variable.
Keywords: Immigration, Crime, Perceptions, Political Affiliation, Education, Socioeconomic Status, General Social Survey
Topic(s):Justice Systems
Presentation Type: Oral Paper
Session: 207-2
Location: MG 2090
Time: 9:45