TY - JOUR
T1 - Immigration and crime among youth in Switzerland
AU - Vazsonyi, A. T.
AU - Killias, M.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The current investigation examined rates and predictors of deviance in a sample of Swiss youth. Data were collected from 3,136 youth; 800 cases were identified as first-generation (35%) or second-generation (65%) immigrant youth. We found that second-generation immigrant male youth were more deviant than Swiss adolescents, second-generation immigrant male youth were also more deviant than first-generation immigrants. Few important differences were found on measures of self-control and measures of perceived sanctions (get caught, shame/guilt, loss of respect) by immigrant status, and the predictive model employed explained between 23% and 51% of the variance in total deviance. Implications for crime and deviance in Switzerland are discussed.
AB - The current investigation examined rates and predictors of deviance in a sample of Swiss youth. Data were collected from 3,136 youth; 800 cases were identified as first-generation (35%) or second-generation (65%) immigrant youth. We found that second-generation immigrant male youth were more deviant than Swiss adolescents, second-generation immigrant male youth were also more deviant than first-generation immigrants. Few important differences were found on measures of self-control and measures of perceived sanctions (get caught, shame/guilt, loss of respect) by immigrant status, and the predictive model employed explained between 23% and 51% of the variance in total deviance. Implications for crime and deviance in Switzerland are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/0093854801028003004
DO - 10.1177/0093854801028003004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:23044527966
SN - 0093-8548
VL - 28
SP - 329
EP - 366
JO - Criminal Justice and Behavior
JF - Criminal Justice and Behavior
IS - 3
ER -
