Citizenship status and arrest patterns in the United States: evidence from the arrestee drug abuse monitoring program |
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Authors: | Augustine Joseph Kposowa Michelle A Adams Glenn T Tsunokai |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Sociology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA;(2) Department of Sociology, Tulane University, Riverside, CA, USA;(3) Department of Sociology, Western Washington University, Riverside, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | The purpose of the study was to estimate associations between citizenship status and arrest for crimes among male arrestees.
The primary hypothesis was that citizenship status (a rough proxy for immigration) has significant effects on arrest for violent
personal crimes, property crimes, and four other selected offenses. Data were derived from the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring
(ADAM) Program for the years 2000 through 2002 inclusive. Our sample comprised male arrestees only. Logistic regression models
were fitted to the data to estimate the citizenship status-crime relationship. Results showed no significant association between
citizenship status and arrest for violent crimes. Non-citizens were 15% less likely than citizens to be arrested for property
crimes; they were also less likely to be arrested for weapons offenses and drug offenses. Non-citizens were much less likely
to test positive on NIDA-5 drugs than citizens. Non-citizens were, however, 50% more likely than citizens to be arrested for
forgery/counterfeiting. It was concluded that public perceptions about the relationship of citizenship status to criminal
behavior may be exaggerated and may not be borne out by empirical evidence. Limitations of the study are pointed out, including
the fact that in the ADAM data, naturalized immigrants are lumped together with native born citizens. |
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