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

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"After an overview of the nature of illegal immigration and border patrol in the United States, this book focuses on reducing migrant casualty within the current policy and enforcement environment and through the application of a problem-oriented, evidence-based prevention strategy"--

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Guerette, Rob T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2007.
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
U.S. Border Patrol.
Border security > Mexican-American Border Region.
Immigrants > Protection > Mexican-American Border Region.
Immigrants > Crimes against > Mexican-American Border Region > Prevention.
Noncitizens > Crimes against > Mexican-American Border Region > Prevention.
Noncitizens > Protection > Mexican-American Border Region.
Illegal immigration > Mexican-American Border Region > Prevention.
Illegal immigration > Mexican-American Border Region.
Illegal immigration.
Border security.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
Undocumented immigrants.
Table of 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.

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