Exploring the Function of Criminal Law in the Policing of Foreigners: The Decision to Prosecute Immigration-related Offences

Social and Legal Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 511-527

  Aliverti, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

criminalisation of immigration; discretion; harm matrix; Immigration offences; undocumented migrant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869989223     PISSN: 09646639     EISSN: 14617390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0964663912455447     Document Type: Review

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