Systematic review of empirical studies on immigrant criminality in Europe

Migrant criminality studies conducted in Europe and published in English are illustrated in this study with systematic review method. Firstly, the treatment of refugees in Europe will be explained and then migrant criminality studies' qualities, methods and limitations will be presented systematically and discussed with an emphasis on theoretical approaches. There is no overarching method in the studies within the scope of the review except the fact that most of them are quantitative studies. There is great diversity in terms of hypotheses and methods. When we look at the results, literature shows that immigrants are not a homogenous group and that their relations with the host society and their adaptation processes are much more influential on the crime phenomenon rather than the background qualities they brought along with them.