Crime in the new destinations: the effect of changing patterns of immigrant settlement on traditional and biased crime.

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In recent years the link between immigration and crime has received renewed interest in academic research and public and political discourse, with the former tending to find little empirical support and the latter continuing to espouse a firm connection. Recent years have also witnessed the expansion of immigration to new destinations far from traditional ports of entry and settlement. Whether the lack of a connection between immigration and crime in traditional areas holds within new destinations warrants sociological attention. Moreover, as immigrants increasingly settle outside of traditional receiving areas, given the negative context of reception, the potential for victimization is an important issue.