Citation

Mallett CA, Tedor MF, Quinn LM. J. Ethn. Crim. Justice 2019; 17(2): 110-132.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15377938.2019.1570413

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Race/ethnicity, citizenship status, and trauma, have significant impact on delinquency and crime outcomes; though the reasons for some expected and unexpected crime pathways are still unanswered. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (n = 7,103), this study found the following results: no difference in the likelihood of engagement in delinquency and crime between blacks and whites; cumulative trauma increased delinquency and crime rates for all racial and ethnic groups; racial and ethnic minority groups compared to whites reported a significantly higher level of childhood trauma experiences; and native-born female immigrant groups (but not male) were more likely to engage in delinquency and crime than first-generation female immigrant groups. Implications and recommendations are set forth.

Language: en

Keywords

Ethnicity; gender; quantitative research; race