CRM 402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Relative Deprivation, Informal Social Control, Immigration And Crime

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 402
• Professor: Sara Thompson

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Crm402 week 4 immigration & crime: theory & 1. criminal subcultures imported from the country of origin. >the jamaican gun violence in toronto that perceived gun violence as an imported phenomenon. Empirical research on the immigration/crime link: on the whole, immigrants generally less involved in crime than are similarly situated native-born groups. 1st , 1. 5 ,2 and 3 generation immigrants and if they continue to offend. The first generation immigrants have the least criminal involvement , which has been incredibly consistent in the findings. The role of generational status: levels of immigrant criminality appear to vary by generational status: 1st generation immigrants have lowest levels; rates increase with time spent in the host country. Relative deprivation the perception of an unfair disparity between one"s situation and that of others. Generational: 1. 5 generation immigrants,2 generation immigrants,3rd ge(cid:374)eratio(cid:374) i(cid:373)(cid:373)igra(cid:374)ts ha(cid:448)e other (cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:373)pariso(cid:374)s(cid:863) tha(cid:374) the first- generation immigrants.