Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Volume 13, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 299-322

School Climate and Violence: Does Immigrant Status Matter? (Article)

DiPietro S.M.* , Slocum L.A. , Esbensen F.-A.
  • a Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri–St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
  • b Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri–St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
  • c Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri–St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States

Abstract

A growing literature shows that school context is an important predictor of student behavior, above and beyond individual and family characteristics. Limited attention, however, has been given to potential contingencies in this relationship. The aim of this research is to extend previous school-based studies by examining whether and to what extent school context is differentially predictive of violent delinquency for immigrant and nonimmigrant youth. Using two waves of data from two multicity program evaluations, Teens, Crime, and the Community/Community Works (T.C.C./C.W.) and the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program, we assess the impact of four measures of school climate on violent delinquency. Results highlight important contingencies in the relationship between immigrant status and violence. © 2014, © The Author(s) 2014.

Author Keywords

School climate multilevel models violence Immigrant youth

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84940044077&doi=10.1177%2f1541204014547589&partnerID=40&md5=e41c8d12b269141e9d9ee0df788ee4c8
DOI: 10.1177/1541204014547589
ISSN: 15412040
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English