Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2020
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Abstract
This study examines Latinx boys in the juvenile justice system and addresses acculturation theory to assess whether or not adjudicated foreign-born Latinx boys are more delinquent than others before adjudication, and whether or not these boys are a bigger burden on the juvenile justice system than others. The present study addresses data and methodological issues that plague the current research using the Ocean Tides Database containing multi-year (1975–2019) cross sectional data for 1,083 adjudicated boys. Multivariate analyses confirm that Latinx immigrant youth who are delinquent pose no greater threats to the American public either before or after adjudication than US-born citizens or other immigrants do. There is minimal support for acculturation theory in explaining behavioral differences between first and second-generation Latinx immigrants.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Crime & Delinquency
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Van Wyk, J. A. (2020). Latinx Boys and Juvenile Delinquency. Crime & Delinquency. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128720977457
Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128720977457
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