Abstract:There is limited research on how sociocultural factors may relate to offending for adult Hispanic persons by gender. Using a nationally representative sample of U.S. Hispanic men and women, we used sex-specific models to examine the relationships of sociocultural factors (i.e., discrimination, acculturation, and ethnic identity) with offending and their respective moderating effects. Acculturation and discrimination were positively associated with violent and non-violent offending among men and women, with the… Show more
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