Trajectories of Delinquency From Adolescence to Adulthood

Rising immigration rates to the United States have been associated with increased public sentiment against immigrant populations and fears that immigration will lead to escalations in crime and delinquency. However, surprisingly few researchers have studied delinquency among immigrant youth overall...

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Published inYouth & society Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 475 - 502
Main Authors Powell, Darci, Perreira, Krista M., Mullan Harris, Kathleen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2010
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Adolescents
Adults
At Risk Persons
Crime
Crime Rates
Delinquency
Early Adolescents
Ethnicity
Fear
Gender
Gender Differences
Hispanic Americans
Immigrants
Immigration
Late Adolescents
Longitudinal Studies
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Noncitizens
Race
Risk
Statistical Analysis
Studies
Surveys
Teenagers
United States
Young Adults
Youth
United States
United States > US
USA
delinquency
adolescence
immigrant
ethnicity
gender
life course
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Summary:Rising immigration rates to the United States have been associated with increased public sentiment against immigrant populations and fears that immigration will lead to escalations in crime and delinquency. However, surprisingly few researchers have studied delinquency among immigrant youth overall or in comparison with U.S.-born youth. Guided by a life-course perspective, this article uses three waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to describe longitudinal variations in delinquency by gender, race/ethnicity, immigrant generation, coethnic community concentration, and their interactions. The article finds that first-generation Asian females and second-generation Hispanic females have the highest risk of delinquency during early adolescence. During late adolescence, Asian and Hispanic third-plus generation youth have the highest risk of delinquency. However, as youth transition to adulthood, the rates of delinquency for all population groups converge.
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ISSN:0044-118X
1552-8499
DOI:10.1177/0044118X09338503