Ramiro Martinez Jr. Explained

Ramiro Martinez Jr.
Birth Place:	San Antonio, Texas
Alma Mater:	Ohio State University (Ph.D., 1992)
Fields:	Criminology
Workplaces:	Northeastern University

Ramiro Martinez Jr. (born 1962) is an American criminologist. He is a professor at Northeastern University, in both the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.^[1]

Career

He is also the chair of the American Sociological Association's Section on Crime, Law, and Deviance.^[2] He was born in San Antonio, Texas, and taught at Florida International University before joining Northeastern. In 2006, while on sabbatical from Florida International University, he became a visiting scholar at the University of Houston's Center for Mexican American Studies.^[3] His research focuses on variations in crime across ecological areas, and across racial and immigrant groups.^[1] This research includes multiple studies showing that immigration from Mexico to the United States is associated with lower crime rates.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ramiro Martinez, Jr. . Northeastern University.
2. Web site: Section on Crime, Law, and Deviance Information . Asanet.org . American Sociological Association.
3. Visiting Professor At UH Takes Aim At Houston Latinos And Crime . 2006-09-25 . University of Houston .
4. Baer . Drake . 2016-08-03 . Immigration Is Probably the Best Way to Fight Crime . New York.
5. Web site: Does Crime Drop When Immigrants Move In? . Rose . Joel . NPR . 2013-03-08.