Poster #216 - The Lesser Discussed Side of the Immigration and Crime Nexus: Immigrant Victimization

• In Event: ASC Poster Session I

Abstract

Interest among academics in contemporary immigration and crime in the United States continues to garner robust interest. While an academic consensus has been formed on the relationship between macro level immigration and structural level crime, less is known about the relationship between individual level immigration and micro level criminal victimization experiences. Using data from the Add Health, my study examines this relationship between individuals from select ethnicities and their self-reported victimization experiences. Analytic results show important distinctions of the individual level immigration and crime relationship among ethnicities, as well as generations.

Author

• Allen Wong, Wentworth Institute of Technology