BANKS, James (2011). Foreign national prisoners in the UK: explanations and implications. The Howard Journal Of Criminal Justice, 50 (2), 184-198.
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Abstract
This article examines the rapid expansion of the foreign national prison population in the UK against a backdrop of public and political anxiety about immigration and crime. It explores official data considering some of the possible explanations for the growth in the number of foreign national prisoners and the implications this has for penal management. Whilst increases in both the number of foreign nationals entering the UK and the number of foreign nationals in UK prisons has strengthened the association between immigration and crime in the public imagination, there is little empirical evidence to suggest that foreign nationals are more dangerous than British nationals. Instead, the growth of the foreign national prison population appears to stem from a number of sources that may operate alone or in tandem.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | foreign national prisoners; British national prisoners; immigration; crime |
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Law Research Group |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2311.2010.00655.x |
Page Range: | 184-198 |
Depositing User: | James Banks |
Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2013 17:02 |
Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 04:23 |
URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/6803 |
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