Immigrant Victimization: Centering Language in Theory, Data and Method
Compared to immigrant criminality, relatively less attention is paid to immigrant victimization, even as extensive scholarship on criminal victimization exists more generally. This is curious in light of research showing that certain immigrant groups are at increased risk of victimization with respe...
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| description | Compared to immigrant criminality, relatively less attention is paid to immigrant victimization, even as extensive scholarship on criminal victimization exists more generally. This is curious in light of research showing that certain immigrant groups are at increased risk of victimization with respect to certain crimes. In this essay, we set out to answer the following questions: How do leading theories of victimization explain the risk of immigrant victimization? Are there aspects of immigrant victimization that would benefit from further theorization and empirical inquiry? How do challenges associated with data collection of immigrant populations impact the advancement of theorizing and research on immigrant victimization? What insights about immigrant victimization may be gained by better integrating theory, data, and method in this research area? To answer these questions, we first provide an overview of classic frameworks used to explain criminal victimization in general, mapping their development to broader discussions in victimology. We then review how victimization theories are used to explain immigrant victimization, discuss the possibility of using culturally integrated theories of offending in immigrant victimization research, and examine data impediments associated with studying immigrant crime victims. With an aim toward integrating theory, data, and method in this research area, we next propose that scholars center language in research on immigrant victimization, offering examples of where such an approach could yield important theoretical and empirical advancements. We conclude by identifying policies and practices that are consistent with this approach. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85358dd57a1f418a9fd54950f23061ff2023-11-17T21:21:37ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982023-04-0113410110.3390/soc13040101Immigrant Victimization: Centering Language in Theory, Data and MethodMeghan Maree Ballard0Charis E. Kubrin1Department of Criminology, Law & Society, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USADepartment of Criminology, Law & Society, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USACompared to immigrant criminality, relatively less attention is paid to immigrant victimization, even as extensive scholarship on criminal victimization exists more generally. This is curious in light of research showing that certain immigrant groups are at increased risk of victimization with respect to certain crimes. In this essay, we set out to answer the following questions: How do leading theories of victimization explain the risk of immigrant victimization? Are there aspects of immigrant victimization that would benefit from further theorization and empirical inquiry? How do challenges associated with data collection of immigrant populations impact the advancement of theorizing and research on immigrant victimization? What insights about immigrant victimization may be gained by better integrating theory, data, and method in this research area? To answer these questions, we first provide an overview of classic frameworks used to explain criminal victimization in general, mapping their development to broader discussions in victimology. We then review how victimization theories are used to explain immigrant victimization, discuss the possibility of using culturally integrated theories of offending in immigrant victimization research, and examine data impediments associated with studying immigrant crime victims. With an aim toward integrating theory, data, and method in this research area, we next propose that scholars center language in research on immigrant victimization, offering examples of where such an approach could yield important theoretical and empirical advancements. We conclude by identifying policies and practices that are consistent with this approach.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/4/101immigrantvictimizationtheorydatalanguage |
| spellingShingle | Meghan Maree Ballard Charis E. Kubrin Immigrant Victimization: Centering Language in Theory, Data and Method Societies immigrant victimization theory data language |
| title | Immigrant Victimization: Centering Language in Theory, Data and Method |
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| title_fullStr | Immigrant Victimization: Centering Language in Theory, Data and Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Immigrant Victimization: Centering Language in Theory, Data and Method |
| title_short | Immigrant Victimization: Centering Language in Theory, Data and Method |
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