Publication Date
2017
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Weffer, Simone E.||Burchfield, Keri
Degree Name
M.A. (Master of Arts)
Legacy Department
Department of Sociology
LCSH
Criminology; Hispanic Americans--Study and teaching
Abstract
The Latino paradox of crime suggests that relative to other groups with similar rates of economic disadvantage, Latinos fare a lot better in a wide array of social indices, including the propensity to violence and crime. While previous studies tend to overestimate the role of community members in creating the conditions under which violent crime occurs, very few have examined the direct role of the 'disorganizing' or 'organizing' factors that result from political turf wars. This study will examine the ways in which the mobilization of resources and organizational infrastructures affect the immigration-crime nexus. In an effort to better understand the Latino paradox associated with crime, this study shall critically examine how organization-based resources affect variations in violent crime rate among Latino neighborhoods in the City of Chicago.
Recommended Citation
Dominguez-Martinez, Rodrigo, "Immigration, organization-based resources, and urban violence : an analysis of Latino neighborhoods in Chicago" (2017). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 3478.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/3478
Extent
39 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
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In Copyright
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Media Type
Text
Comments
Advisors: Simon Weffer; Keri Burchfield.||Committee members: Carol Walther.||Includes bibliographical references.