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Making illegal residence unattractive is a way for Western governments to limit migration from non-Western countries. Focusing on Dutch neighbourhoods with substantial levels of unauthorised migrants, Illegal Residence and Public Safety in the Netherlands examines how restrictive immigration policy influences immigrant crime and perceived neighborhood security. Salient questions arise. To what... Read more
List of tables, Preface and acknowledgements, 1. Introduction, 2. Shadow places, 3. Against state rules against street rules? 4. Embedded crimes? 5. ‘I am just trying to live my life’, 6. The rise in crime, 7. Conclusions and discussion, Notes, References, Summary, Samenvatting (summary in Dutch).
Biography
Arjen Leerkes is Assistant Professor in Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Researcher at the Research and Documentation Centre of the Dutch Ministry of Justice.
