Davis Shelfer
Biographic Data
| ID | 941597 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Davis Shelfer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Davis |
| FAMILY NAME | Shelfer |
| SIGNATURE | SHELFER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sam Houston State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6629-6647 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Crimes committed by recent immigrants: Characteristics and community patterns
The notion persists that recent immigrants commit substantively more serious crimes than citizens, but prior research has only used aggregate-level data or youth-focused samples. We address this gap using individual-level 2017 crime arrest data from the Houston Police Department (HPD) that include citizenship, supplemented by Houston Super Neighborhoods data and American Community Survey estimates. We conduct bivariate and multilevel multinomial …
Illuminating the Immigration–Crime Nexus: A Test of the Immigration Revitalization Perspective
Research shows that immigration is often associated with less crime. Yet, what remains unclear is why this is the case. The primary explanation for why immigration reduces crime, according to scholars, is the immigration revitalization thesis. This perspective argues that immigration revitalizes communities by promoting local business growth, bolstering social ties, and enhancing conventional institutions (e.g., churches, voluntary organizations)…
Illuminating the Immigration–Crime Nexus: A Test of the Immigration Revitalization Perspective
Research shows that immigration is often associated with less crime. Yet, what remains unclear is why this is the case. The primary explanation for why immigration reduces crime, according to scholars, is the immigration revitalization thesis. This perspective argues that immigration revitalizes communities by promoting local business growth, bolstering social ties, and enhancing conventional institutions (e.g., churches, voluntary organizations)…
Crimes committed by recent immigrants: Characteristics and community patterns
The notion persists that recent immigrants commit substantively more serious crimes than citizens, but prior research has only used aggregate-level data or youth-focused samples. We address this gap using individual-level 2017 crime arrest data from the Houston Police Department (HPD) that include citizenship, supplemented by Houston Super Neighborhoods data and American Community Survey estimates. We conduct bivariate and multilevel multinomial …
Illuminating the Immigration–Crime Nexus: A Test of the Immigration Revitalization Perspective
Research shows that immigration is often associated with less crime. Yet, what remains unclear is why this is the case. The primary explanation for why immigration reduces crime, according to scholars, is the immigration revitalization thesis. This perspective argues that immigration revitalizes communities by promoting local business growth, bolstering social ties, and enhancing conventional institutions (e.g., churches, voluntary organizations)…
Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Immigration (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Citizenship (1 works) · Commit (1 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (1 works)