/channels/taxonomy/term/3080/all en /channels/channels/news/does-immigration-really-increase-crime-347099 <p>Many people who oppose immigration say that it increases crime. But does immigration really affect crime? Studying a country whose proportion of migrants has tripled in less than ten years, researchers find immigration significantly impacts people’s perceptions of crime but has no effect on actual crime.</p> <p>The research, led by <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/nicolas-ajzenman">Nicolas Ajzenman</a>, a professor of economics at ���ϲ����� University, shows that while migrants don’t cause crime rates to increase, false perceptions endure anyway.</p> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:50:30 +0000 webfull 188648 at /channels /channels/channels/event/stereotypes-and-body-language-courtrooms-when-misconceptions-distort-justice-334335 <p><a href="https://mcgill.webex.com/mcgill/onstage/g.php?MTID=eaf375b3cadc3b5cfc60b8624a1cf2ccf" target="_blank"><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/files/continuingstudies/004-10-21-pd_stereotypesandbodylanguageincourtroomswhenmisconception</body></html>" /></a></p> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:52:25 +0000 webfull 174235 at /channels /channels/news/perceived-threat-aboriginals-and-visible-minorities-255277 <p>Canadian cities that have significant visible minority and Aboriginal populations have bigger police forces than those without. No matter what the actual level of crime. Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:02:31 +0000 webfull 112497 at /channels /channels/event/benjaming-fung-e-mail-authorship-analysis-crime-investigation-dh-work-progress-series-234252 <p>Benjamiin Fung (Information Studies) will give this year's final DH work in progress talk.</p> Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:17:24 +0000 webfull 101976 at /channels