Immigration and Crime: What Does the Evidence Really Say?
Do immigrants commit more crime than non-immigrants? Do increases in immigration cause crime rates to rise in communities? What impact does immigration policy have on immigrants, immigrant families and immigrant communities? These questions are at the forefront of discussions about crime and public safety in the United States. In this talk, Professor Kubrin will review what we know about the immigration-crime link as well as the impact of immigration policies, historically and today, highlighting opportunities and challenges from her own research journey.
Eligible for 1 Hour of Elimination of Bias CLE Credit in CA. Pending CLE approval in CO and VA. CLE self-submission options in other states. Email us if you have questions regarding CLE credit.
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Speaker
Charis E. Kubrin is Chancellor’s Professor of Criminology, Law & Society and (by courtesy) Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. She is a member of the Council on Criminal Justice, the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice- Network, and the Scholars Strategy Network. She is an expert for the Crime and Justice Research Alliance. Funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Justice, Charis’ research analyzes the immigration-crime nexus and considers the impact of immigration policy on individuals, families and communities. Charis has received national awards including the Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award (for outstanding scholarly contributions to the discipline of criminology) and the Herbert Bloch Award (for outstanding service contributions to the professional interests of criminology) from the American Society of Criminology and the W.E.B. DuBois Award (for significant contributions to racial and ethnic issues in the field of criminology) and the Paul Tappan Award (for outstanding contributions to the field of criminology) from the Western Society of Criminology. In 2019, Charis was named a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology. Most recently, she is co-recipient of the 2026 Stockholm Prize in Criminology, awarded for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the practical application of research results in crime prevention and the promotion of human rights. Charis is a frequent media contributor whose writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Scientific American, Forbes, and CNN.