Criminal epidemiology and the immigrant paradox: Intergenerational discontinuity in violence and antisocial behavior among immigrants
| Autor: | Michael G. Vaughn, Brandy R. Maynard, Lauren D. Terzis, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Zhengmin Qian, Abdi M. Kusow, Matt DeLisi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Population Protective factor Criminology Immigrant paradox Epidemiology medicine education Psychology Law Epidemiologic survey Applied Psychology Demography media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Criminal Justice. 42:483-490 |
| ISSN: | 0047-2352 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2014.09.004 |
| Popis: | article i nfo Available online xxxx Purpose: A growing number of studies have examined the immigrant paradox with respect to antisocial behavior and crimeintheUnitedStates.However, thereremains a needfor a comprehensive examination of theintergen- erational nature of violence and antisocial behavior among immigrants using population-based samples. Methods: The present study, employing data from Wave I and II data of the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), sought to address these gaps by examining the prevalence of nonvi- olentcriminalandviolentantisocialbehavioramong first,second,andthird-generationimmigrantsandcompare these to the prevalence found among non-immigrants and each other in the United States. Results:Thereisclearevidenceofanintergenerationalseverity-basedgradientinthe relationshipbetweenimmi- grant status and antisocial behavior and crime. The protective effect of nativity is far-and-away strongest among first-generation immigrants, attenuates substantially among second-generation immigrants, and essentially disappears among third-generation immigrants. These patterns were also stable across gender. Conclusion: The present study is among the first to examine the intergenerational nature of antisocial behavior and crime among immigrants using population-based samples. Results provide robust evidence that nativity as a protective factor for immigrants wanes with each successive generation. |
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