Investigating the Offending Histories of Undocumented Immigrants

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ID15538296
AutoresBianca E Bersani (0000-0001-6224-528X, University of Massachusetts Boston, autor correspondente), Adam D Fine (0000-0002-7029-0731, University of California, Irvine), Alex R Piquero (0000-0003-4198-4985), Laurence Steinberg (0000-0002-2627-3635, King Abdulaziz University), Paul J Frick (0000-0001-7335-1299, Louisiana State University), Elizabeth Cauffman (0000-0003-3787-5161, University of California, Irvine)
Ano2018
Volume15
Fascículo2
Páginas147-166
Data de publicação2018-04-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMIGRATION LETTERS (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1741-8984 • E-ISSN: 1741-8992
EditoraDewspublication (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.33182/ml.v15i2.366
OpenAlexW2799345590
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas22
Referências citadas24

This study investigates the association between undocumented immigration and crime among youthful offenders. Using official record and self-reported offending measures collected across seven-waves of data from the longitudinal Crossroads Study, the prevalence and variety of offending are compared for undocumented immigrant, documented immigrant, and US-born groups during the transition into young adulthood. Results suggest that, as compared to documented immigrants and US-born peers, undocumented immigrants report engaging in less crime prior to and following their first arrest. Conversely, official records reflect a marginally higher level of re-arrest among undocumented immigrants, particularly in the months immediately following the first arrest. This divergence in findings warrants focused consideration to disentangle whether the difference is due to differential involvement in crime, differential treatment in the justice system, or a combination of factors. Additional research is needed to test whether the results found in this study generalize to other immigrant groups and contexts

Criminal justice · Criminology · Demographic economics · Differential (mechanical device · Differential effects · Differential treatment · Immigration · Political science · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology