Puerto Rican Victimization and Crime on the Mainland
The Role of Acculturation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6064048 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W E Adams (0000-0003-2875-1538, Northeastern University), Irina Todorova (0000-0001-9765-8949, Northeastern University), Irina L G Todorova (Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA), Irina Lg Todorova, L M Falcon (0000-0002-2476-5046, University of Massachusetts Lowell) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-74 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0739986314564149 |
| PMID | 33223605 |
| OpenAlex | W2031186341 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
This study addresses criminal victimization and contact with police among older Puerto Ricans living in Northeastern United States. Framing their experiences within the context of immigration, we assess the role that acculturation and perceived stress play on Puerto Rican crime and victimization. Data from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS; N = 1,504) were analyzed using multiple logistic regressions. The experience of criminal victimization by Puerto Ricans is associated with higher educational attainment, increased perceived stress, and also with psychological acculturation. Contact with police is associated with linguistic, but not psychological, acculturation. Our findings give strength to the argument that exposure to crime and the criminal justice system increases with acculturation and that this argument is relevant to Puerto Ricans. Thus, the association between acculturation, criminal victimization, and police contact depends on the conceptualization of acculturation used. The relationship between stress, acculturation, and crime among Latinos is complex and warrants further assessment
Acculturation · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Fear of crime · Geography · Immigration · Poison control · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
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A Review of Acculturation Measures and Their Utility in Studies Promoting Latino Health
Conceptions of acculturation
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A New Measurement of Acculturation for Hispanics
Acculturative Stress and Gang Involvement Among Latinos
Constructs, measurements and models of acculturation and acculturative stress
Extending Immigration and Crime Studies
Models of acculturation and health behaviors among Latino immigrants to the US
Struggles of Incorporation among The Puerto Rican Middle Class
Immigration and Crime
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |