Making people criminal: The role of the criminal law in immigration enforcement

Theoretical Criminology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 417-434

  Aliverti, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminalization; fraud; immigration crimes; removability; UK Border Agency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870002031     PISSN: 13624806     EISSN: 14617439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362480612449779     Document Type: Article

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