Latino migrant victims of crime: safe reporting for victims with irregular status in the United States and Spain

In both the United States and Spain, Latino migrants are disproportionately exposed to crime victimization. Among them, those with irregular status are scared to report crime to the police out of the fear of deportation. This article explores how national legislation and local policies in the United...

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Autores: Delvino, Nicola, González Beilfuss, Markus
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/175729
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Palabra clave:Delinqüents estrangers
Deportació
Migrants en situació irregular
Mèxic
Alien criminals
Deportation
Migrants in irregular situation
Mexico
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spelling Latino migrant victims of crime: safe reporting for victims with irregular status in the United States and SpainDelvino, NicolaGonzález Beilfuss, MarkusDelinqüents estrangersDeportacióMigrants en situació irregularMèxicAlien criminalsDeportationMigrants in irregular situationMexicoIn both the United States and Spain, Latino migrants are disproportionately exposed to crime victimization. Among them, those with irregular status are scared to report crime to the police out of the fear of deportation. This article explores how national legislation and local policies in the United States and Spain regulate the possibility of irregular migrants who are victims of crime to interact with the police. We analyze the interplay between immigration and criminal legislation and enforcement structures in the United States and Spain to define whether deportation is a real or perceived risk for victims reporting crime. We identify opportunities for 'safe reporting of crime,' and we look at how policy responses in the two countries compare. We find that national legislation in both countries introduced measures aimed at allowing safe interactions between migrant victims and the police. Additionally, in the United States, cities also adopted local 'safe reporting' policies. However, despite these existing measures, opportunities for safe reporting remain limited in both countries. We conclude with a discussion on lessons that legislators in the United States and Spain could learn from each other to improve the reporting of crime from victims with irregular status.SAGE Publications2021202120212021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion13 p.application/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/175729Articles publicats en revistes (Ciència Política, Dret Constitucional i Filosofia del Dret)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764221996773American Behavioral Scientist, 2021, p. 1-13https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764221996773(c) cc-by Delvino et. al., 2021http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1757292026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Latino migrant victims of crime: safe reporting for victims with irregular status in the United States and Spain
title Latino migrant victims of crime: safe reporting for victims with irregular status in the United States and Spain
spellingShingle Latino migrant victims of crime: safe reporting for victims with irregular status in the United States and Spain
Delvino, Nicola
Delinqüents estrangers
Deportació
Migrants en situació irregular
Mèxic
Alien criminals
Deportation
Migrants in irregular situation
Mexico
title_short Latino migrant victims of crime: safe reporting for victims with irregular status in the United States and Spain
title_full Latino migrant victims of crime: safe reporting for victims with irregular status in the United States and Spain
title_fullStr Latino migrant victims of crime: safe reporting for victims with irregular status in the United States and Spain
title_full_unstemmed Latino migrant victims of crime: safe reporting for victims with irregular status in the United States and Spain
title_sort Latino migrant victims of crime: safe reporting for victims with irregular status in the United States and Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Delvino, Nicola
González Beilfuss, Markus
author Delvino, Nicola
author_facet Delvino, Nicola
González Beilfuss, Markus
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author2 González Beilfuss, Markus
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Delinqüents estrangers
Deportació
Migrants en situació irregular
Mèxic
Alien criminals
Deportation
Migrants in irregular situation
Mexico
topic Delinqüents estrangers
Deportació
Migrants en situació irregular
Mèxic
Alien criminals
Deportation
Migrants in irregular situation
Mexico
description In both the United States and Spain, Latino migrants are disproportionately exposed to crime victimization. Among them, those with irregular status are scared to report crime to the police out of the fear of deportation. This article explores how national legislation and local policies in the United States and Spain regulate the possibility of irregular migrants who are victims of crime to interact with the police. We analyze the interplay between immigration and criminal legislation and enforcement structures in the United States and Spain to define whether deportation is a real or perceived risk for victims reporting crime. We identify opportunities for 'safe reporting of crime,' and we look at how policy responses in the two countries compare. We find that national legislation in both countries introduced measures aimed at allowing safe interactions between migrant victims and the police. Additionally, in the United States, cities also adopted local 'safe reporting' policies. However, despite these existing measures, opportunities for safe reporting remain limited in both countries. We conclude with a discussion on lessons that legislators in the United States and Spain could learn from each other to improve the reporting of crime from victims with irregular status.
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