01250nam a2200169   450000100060000010000410000610100080004720000580005533007640011346100950087760600140097260600230098660600110100970000250102070100250104585200100107017841  a20011010u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aThe social construction of illegality and criminality  aIn this article illegal immigrants, a relatively new group of immigrants living at the margins of society, are discussed. The question of the significance of crime for groups that are officially excluded from the formal labour market and public provisions, is presented within the framework of the Unknown City research project, conducted in the four largest Dutch cities (interviews with illegal immigrants; an ethnographic study to determine the extent of support by various ethnic communities; and an examination of the ways in which the restrictive policies towards illegal immigrants were implemented by the police, the Aliens Departments, and by professional within public or semi-public institutions in the fields of education, healthcare and housing).  vV.9,n.1dMaio-Jun. 2001pp.51-70tEuropean Journal on Criminal Policy and ResearchcLondon  aIMIGRANTE  aMINORIAS ÉTNICAS  aCRIME   aENGBERSENbGodfried   aVAN DER LEUNbJoanne  jP.275