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Migration Policy and Crime in Italy

In this chapter, we examine the relationship between immigration and crime in Italy, focusing in particular on the importance of legal status for the propensity of immigrants to engage in crime. In Section 2.1, we briefly describe the characteristics of the immigrant population in Italy and the evolution of Italian migration policy. Section 2.2 discusses the evidence on immigrants’ involvement in crime in Italy.