RT Article
T1 Bridging immigrant crime, acculturation, and the life course: a broader perspective
JF Journal of ethnicity in criminal justice
VO 21
IS 4
SP 340
OP 361
A1 Guerra, Chris
A2 Craig, Jessica M.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1877244481
AB Research generally supports that immigrants engage in less crime than the native-born; however, theory behind the immigrant-crime link has a foundation largely rooted in assimilationism. While this offers valuable insight, an immigrant-centered perspective focusing on individuals and crime has yet to be offered. We position the life course as a valuable lens to understand how immigrant socialization, largely informed by acculturation, serves to protect against—though in some cases exacerbate—the risk of criminal offending. Building off prior perspectives in the life course tradition, we offer that the immigrant-crime link may be explained through a life course lens by emphasizing how acculturation works with six concepts: linked lives (i.e., social linkages), time and place, life-stage, situational imperatives, agency, and accentuation.
K1 Theory
K1 immigrant experience
K1 acculturation and crime
K1 Life Course
K1 Immigration and crime
DO 10.1080/15377938.2023.2273541