@article{ref1,
title="The role of immigration: race/ethnicity and San Diego homicides since 1970",
journal="Journal of quantitative criminology",
year="2016",
author="Martinez, Ramiro and Stowell, Jacob I. and Iwama, Janice A.",
volume="32",
number="3",
pages="471-488",
abstract="OBJECTIVEsThe temporal variation in homicide is examined by studying trends in race/ethnic specific killings (e.g. Blacks, Latinos and Whites). Two substantively important issues are also addressed--a closer examination of the role community heterogeneity plays in homicide levels and the treatment of immigration as an endogenous social process.<br><br>METHODSData are reported homicides in the city of San Diego, California over the period 1960-2010. The address of each killing is geocoded into 341 census tracts.<br><br>RESULTSWe find that neighborhoods experiencing increases in the foreign-born population tend to be less violent. White and Latino homicide victimization was reduced significantly as a product of increases in the neighborhood concentration of foreign-born individuals. Supplementary analyses did not find empirical evidence that the influx of foreign-born individuals could (or should) be considered a disruptive social process. Over the past five decennial census periods, the exponential increase in immigration in this border city is not associated with an increase in homicide victimization.<br><br>CONCLUSIONSWhen examined through a wider temporal lens than is typically employed, and accounting for the endogeneity of immigrant residential settlement, we find no support for the claims that immigration is a crime generating social process.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-4518",
doi="10.1007/s10940-016-9294-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10940-016-9294-9"
}