Understanding latino delinquency
Subtitle: the applicability of strain theory by ethnicity
By: Cynthia Perez McCluskey.
Series: Criminal justice recent scholarship; Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Juvenile delinquency -- Research -- United States.; Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies.; Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity.; Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions.
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-281) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Criminology and ethnicity. Traditional strain theory. Purpose of study. Latinos in the United States. Summary of research goals; title: Traditional strain theory. Opportunity theory. Other extensions of strain theory. Empirical tests of strain theory; title: Ethnicity and traditional strain theory. Ethnic differences in the strain model. Hypotheses. Minority group differences; title: Data and methods. Sampling. Measurement. Descriptive statistics; title: Univariate and bivariate analyses. Mean differences by ethnicity. Bivariate relationships by ethnicity. Site specific measures; title: Testing traditional strain theory. Structural equation modeling with LISREL. Estimating the traditional strain model. Estimating the modified strain model. Analysis of site specific measures; title: Testing strain theory by ethnicity. Estimating stacked models in LISREL. Evaluating model fit. Comparing models. Other interactions in strain theory; title: Discussion and conclusion. Exposure to strain by ethnicity. Traditional strain theory. Modified strain theory. Site specific measures. Estimating models by ethnicity. Theoretical implications.