Winner of the 2014 British Society of Criminology Book Prize

This book examines the role of criminal law in the enforcement of immigration controls over the last two decades in Britain. The criminalization of immigration status has historically served functions of exclusion and control against those who defy the state's powers over its territory and population. In the last two decades, the powers to exclude and punish have been enhanced by the expansion of the catalogue of immigration offences and their more systematic enforcement.

This book is the first in-depth analysis on criminal offences in Britain, and presents original empirical material about the use of criminal powers against suspected immigration wrongdoers. Based on interviews with practitioners and staff at the UK Border Agency and data from court cases involving immigration defendants, it examines prosecution decision making and the proceedings before the criminal justice system. Crimes of Mobility critically analyses the criminalization of immigration status and, more generally, the functions of the criminal law in immigration enforcement, from a legal and normative perspective.

It will be of interest to academics and research students working on criminology, criminal law, criminal justice, socio-legal studies, migration and refugee studies, and human rights, as well as criminal law and immigration practitioners.

About the Author
Ana Aliverti is Assistant Professor at the School of Law, University of Warwick.

Reviews

"One of Aliverti's objectives is to better engage criminal law scholars in migration studies. In particular, she wishes to broaden out the traditional focus of criminal law theory on the idea of the citizen as the main recipient of state protection and punishment, so that it can better reflect the changes brought about by globalization. As someone without a legal background, I found Aliverti's perspective to be both valuable and informative. Her book... provides both welcome empirical data and theoretical understanding about the criminalization of migration."
Hindpal Singh Bhui, HM Inspectorate of Prisons, UK, Theoretical Criminology"This book is an excellent study of the intersections between immigration and criminal law and a valuable read for criminologists, socio-legal and migration studies scholars."

Karine Cote-Boucher, University of Montreal, Punishment and Society

Book Information
ISBN 9780415839228
Author Ana Aliverti
Format Paperback
Page Count 222
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 362g