Beyond the Walls

The Importance of Community Contexts in Immigration Detention

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3757366
AutoresEmily Ryo (0000-0003-0448-7197, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, autor de correspondencia), Ian Peacock (University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Año2019
Volumen63
Número9
Páginas1250-1275
Fecha de publicación2019-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764219835269
OpenAlexW2890277429
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19
Referencias citadas30

Immigration detention facilities are commonly assumed to be insulated microcosms that maintain their existence separate and apart from the surrounding communities. Yet detention facilities are not hermetically sealed institutions. Drawing on unique and comprehensive data pertaining to all individuals held in immigration detention in the United States in fiscal year 2015, this study explores for the first time the importance of community contexts in immigration detention. Our multivariable analyses show a significant relationship between the characteristics of communities in which the facilities are located and detention length for individuals who were released pending the completion of their removal proceedings. Specifically, we find that the presence of legal service providers and social support networks in the communities is associated with shorter detention length, controlling for a variety of individual characteristics and contextual factors. These findings highlight the need for research on the social ecology of immigration detention-research that moves beyond the walls of detention facilities to consider the broader legal, social, and political contexts of surrounding communities in investigating the nature and consequences of immigration detention

Business · Criminology · Immigration · Immigration detention · Microcosm · Political science · Politics · Service (business) · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics) · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Ecology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law