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Crime and Victimization on the US-Mexico Border: A Comparison of Legal Residents, Illegal Residents and Native-Born Citizens

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Fraud Narratives: The ecology of skepticism towards Latino immigrants

15PNIJ-24-GG-01581-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$120,000

Assessing the Relationship between Immigration Status, Crime, Gang Affiliation, and Victimization

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Undocumented Immigrant Offending Rate Lower Than U.S.-Born Citizen Rate

Illegal Immigration, Immigration Enforcement Policies, and American Citizens’ Victimization Risk

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Immigrant Threat or Institutional Context? Examining Police Agency and County Context and the Implementation of the 287(g) Program

Date Published

July 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Empirics of Immigration and Homicide: Evidence from California and Texas

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Roles of Trauma and Mental Health in Preventing Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism

Date Published

April 22, 2024

NIJ-supported research shows that trauma exposure and mental health issues can have a significant yet varied impact across the violence prevention spectrum.

Neighborhood Crime Survey: An Examination of the Relationship between Immigration and Victimization

Date Published

February 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Unauthorized Immigration, Crime, and Recidivism: Evidence from Texas

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Did Immigrant Arrest Rates Change During the Trump Administration? Evidence From California and Texas

Date Published

December 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Trauma, Trust in Government, and Social Connection: How Social Context Shapes Attitudes Related to the Use of Ideologically or Politically Motivated Violence

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Anti-Immigration Sentiment and Public Opinion on Human Trafficking

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Craniofacial Asymmetry as a Marker of Socioeconomic Status Among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Date Published

May 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Religious Contexts and Violence in Emerging and Traditional Immigrant Destinations

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Perceived Risk of Crime: A Tale of Two Immigrant Groups in Metro Detroit

Date Published

2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Experiences of Immigrant Women Who Self-Petition Under the Violence Against Women Act

Date Published

August 2010

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Which Latinos Experience Bias Victimization? An Examination of Acculturation, Immigrant Status, and Socio-economic Status

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Race, ethnicity, phycological factors, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Using Research to Improve Hate Crime Reporting and Identification

Date Published

September 14, 2023

A recent series of evidence-based research initiatives supported by NIJ is helping to narrow this critical knowledge gap and illuminate a better path forward. The study findings fill in vital details on causes of hate crimes.

Immigration and School Threat?: Exploring the Significance of the Border

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Procedural justice, neighbourhood context, and domestic violence reporting intention among subgroups of immigrants

Date Published

November 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Race, Ethnicity, Psychological Factors, and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Date Published

July 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Understanding the Fear of Crime and Perceived Risk Across Immigrant Generations: Does the Quality of Social Ties Matter?

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Does racial discrimination matter: explaining perceived police bias across four racial/ethnic groups

Date Published

November 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored