Outsourcing Crimmigration Control: Digital Borders, the IOM, and Biometric Statehood

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Samuel Singler (Lecturer in Criminology, Lecturer in Criminology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex)

Outsourcing Crimmigration Control

Digital Borders, the IOM, and Biometric Statehood

Samuel Singler (Lecturer in Criminology, Lecturer in Criminology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex)

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Oxford University Press
26 August 2025

Crime & criminology; International relations; International human rights law; Immigration law

Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology

Digital technologies have reshaped the boundaries of criminal justice and border control, and the merger of these fields has resulted in technologically mediated practices of 'crimmigration control' on a global level. This book explores the role of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its Migration Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS) in shaping these digital crimmigration control practices.

Outsourcing Crimmigration Control: Digital Borders, the IOM, and Biometric Statehood draws on interdisciplinary scholarship to develop a new theoretical framework for understanding the political effects of new surveillance technologies. Examining empirical data gathered through elite interviews, document analysis, and field observations in Abuja, this book reveals how the deployment of MIDAS in Nigeria was underpinned by political and epistemic postcolonial hierarchies between Global North states, the IOM, and Nigerian federal authorities. This technical system resulted in the emergence and expansion of historically unprecedented digital crimmigration control practices in Nigeria, which created new risks to human rights and justice. Through this in-depth study, Samuel Singler advances the Southernization and decolonization of criminology, as well as the development of more just and equitable digital futures at the border. Outsourcing Crimmigration Control will be a vital read for students and academics in the fields of criminology, law, international relations, and sociology, as well as practitioners and civil society organizations working on border management, international humanitarian efforts, and criminal justice. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

By: Samuel Singler (Lecturer in Criminology Lecturer in Criminology Department of Sociology and Criminology University of Essex)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780198927495
ISBN 10: 0198927495
Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 26 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Samuel Singler is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Essex. His research focuses on the intersection of surveillance technologies, criminal justice, and border control, illuminating how and why digital technologies shape contemporary 'crimmigration' control practices. Singler is an Associate Director of the Border Criminologies network and co-leads its Technology & Digital Futures thematic group. Outside of academia, he has worked together with civil society organizations to reshape digital border surveillance and the deployment of biometric technologies in humanitarian contexts. He holds a DPhil in Criminology and MPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford.