The Crime–Immigration Nexus: cultural Alignment and Structural Influences in Self-Reported Serious Youth Delinquent Offending Among Migrant and Native Youth

Young people with a migrant background are often overrepresented in crime statistics. This study used data from the third International Self-Report Delinquency (ISRD3) study to examine to what extent cultural alignment—cultural resemblance between host and heritage country—and structural influences—...

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Main Author: van der Gaag, Renske S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Journal of contemporary criminal justice
Year: 2019, Volume: 35, Issue: 4, Pages: 431-460
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