Studies of immigrant crime in Denmark

Does MST Change Criminogenic Risk Factors?

“…This is in line with research showing that boys are more likely than girls to be involved in delinquency between the ages of 12 and 15 (Smith & McAra, 2004). In addition, register based studies from Nordic countries show that youths of ethnic minority background were overrepresented in registered offenders (Klement, 2020;Salmi et al, 2015). Such differences could be explained by differences in social background, neighborhood resources (Hällsten et al, 2013), or weaker parental monitoring among immigrant parents (Salmi et al, 2015), but consideration should also be given to the possibility that such difference could be attributed to racial bias among police and court system (Holmberg & Kyvsgaard, 2003) Importantly, 70% of the sample in both groups of youths did not go to school, and/or was in a school setting which increased the risk of marginalization.…”

Immigrant Background and Crime Among Young People: An Examination of the Importance of Delinquent Friends Based on National Self-Report Data

“…Both national and international European research show youth of immigrant background to be overrepresented in registered and self-reported offending (Hällsten et al, 2013;Salmi et al, 2015;Svensson, 2015;Torgersen, 2001). This overrepresentation is more marked in relation to registered crime, whereas some self-report studies have found no differences (e.g., Klement, 2019;Salmi et al, 2015). In contrast to European studies, research from the United States has instead reported results showing that immigrants commit fewer offenses than natives (Ousey & Kubrin, 2018).…”