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School Climate and Violence Does Immigrant Status Matter
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice (2015)
  • Stephanie M. DiPietro, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Lee Ann Slocum, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Finn-Aage Esbensen, University of Missouri–St. Louis
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.
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 10, 2015
DOI
10.1177/1541204014547589
Citation Information
Stephanie M. DiPietro, Lee Ann Slocum and Finn-Aage Esbensen. "School Climate and Violence Does Immigrant Status Matter" Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice Vol. 13 Iss. 4 (2015) p. 299 - 322
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lee-slocum/7/