Foreign-born arrestees and recidivism: a multilevel analysis of arrest data from a Florida county Sheriff ’s office

AbstractUsing approximately 30,000 arrest records from the Pinellas County Sheriff ’s Office in Florida and neighborhood characteristics from the U.S. Census American Community Survey, this study examines the relationship between foreign-born status and recidivism. In addition, we investigate whether any plausible relationship between foreign-born status and recidivism is condit ioned by neighborhood characteristics. The results from hierarchical logistic regression analyses reveal that foreign-born offenders are less likely to recidivate than native offenders. Furthermore, the negative effect on recidivism for foreign-born offenders is amplified in neighborhoods with highe r socioeconomic inequality. We discuss implications for policy and future research.

Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - November 8, 2021 Category: Criminology Source Type: research