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Examining recidivism among foreign-born jail inmates: does immigration status make a difference over the long term?

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  • Jennifer S. Wong
  • Laura J. Hickman
  • Marika Suttorp-Booth

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The topic of ‘illegal’ immigration is currently the focus of intense ideological and policy debate in the United States. A common assertion is that those without legal immigration status are disproportionately involved in criminal offending relative to other foreign-born populations. The current study examines the long-term recidivism patterns of a group of male removable aliens compared to those foreign-born with legal authorisation to be present in the Unites States. The sample includes 1297 foreign-born males released from the Los Angeles County Jail during a 1-month period in 2002, and the follow-up period extends through 2011. Using three measures of rearrest and a rigorous counterfactual modelling approach, we find no statistically significant differences between the two groups in likelihood, frequency, or timing of first rearrest over 9 years. The findings do not lend support to arguments that removable aliens pose a disproportionate risk of repeat involvement in local criminal justice systems.

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  • Jennifer S. Wong & Laura J. Hickman & Marika Suttorp-Booth, 2015. "Examining recidivism among foreign-born jail inmates: does immigration status make a difference over the long term?," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(4), pages 265-287, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:16:y:2015:i:4:p:265-287
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2015.1068695
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