Migrant death : border safety and situational crime prevention on the U.S.-Mexico divide / Rob T. Guerette.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Main Author: Guerette, Rob T.
Language:English
Published: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2007.
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
Border security > Mexican-American Border Region.
Noncitizens > Protection > Mexican-American Border Region.
Immigrants > Protection > Mexican-American Border Region.
Noncitizens > Crimes against > Mexican-American Border Region > Prevention.
Immigrants > Crimes against > Mexican-American Border Region > Prevention.
U.S. Border Patrol.
Unauthorized immigration.
Physical Description:xiii, 181 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The nature of illegal immigration in the United States
  • Purpose, history and function of the United States Border Patrol
  • The issue of migrant deaths
  • Preventing migrant deaths : ethics, policy and the utility of situational crime prevention
  • Impact of border safety initiative policy
  • Understanding the circumstance and situational nature of migrant deaths
  • Implications for policy, practice and future research.