RT Article
T1 Minority paradoxes: ethnic differences in self-reported offending and official crime statistics
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 59
IS 1
SP 166
OP 187
A1 Leerkes, Arjen 1973-
A2 Martínez, Ramiro
A2 Groeneveld, Pim
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1586203428
AB Immigrants and their native-born children tend to be overrepresented among crime suspects in Europe. Using a representative Dutch survey, we examine whether inhabitants of Turkish and Moroccan origin also self-report more crimes than the native Dutch. In addition, we test various explanations for ethnic differences in crime, partly using variables that are unavailable in administrative data (socio-economic status [SES], perceived discrimination, neighbourhood disadvantage and control, family bonds, religiousness). We discover two ‘minority paradoxes’. Firstly, contrary to analyses using administrative data, both minorities have similar to lower self-reported crime rates compared to the majority group when age, sex, urbanization, SES and social desirability are controlled. Secondly, first-generation immigrants report fewer crimes than expected given their social disadvantage, thus indicating a notable ‘righteous migrant effect’.
K1 Ethnic  minorities
K1 Self-reported  crime
K1 Law enforcement
K1 Immigration
K1 Assimilation
DO 10.1093/bjc/az y021