Trajectories of Delinquency From Adolescence to Adulthood

• Published in: Youth & society Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 475 - 502
• Main Authors: Powell, Darci, Perreira, Krista M., Mullan Harris, Kathleen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...