RT Article
T1 The protective impact of immigrant concentration on juvenile recidivism
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 64
IS 10
SP 1271
OP 1305
A1 Wolff, Kevin T.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1578295696
AB Both macro- and micro-level research suggests that immigration is unrelated or negatively associated with crime and violence. However, far less research has examined the indirect effects of immigrant concentration on individual-level criminal behavior, and specifically with respect to persistent offending. Moreover, researchers have only begun to explore the mechanisms that link neighborhood context, such as immigrant concentration, to individual outcomes. Thus, identification of the potential mechanisms that may mediate the effect of immigrant concentration on offending remains little understood. Using a unique sample of more than 26,000 youthful offenders from the state of Florida, multilevel structural equation modeling (MSEM) analyses reveal that family structure, familial incarceration, and social ties partially mediate the effect of immigrant concentration on youth reoffending. Findings and implications from the present study are discussed, along with policy implications and future directions for research in this area.
K1 Immigrant concentration
K1 Juvenile recidivism
K1 Communities
K1 Mediation effects
K1 MSEM
DO 10.1177/0011128717739608