Do individual factors and neighborhood context explain ethnic differences in juvenile delinquency?
Do individual factors and neighborhood context explain ethnic differences in juvenile delinquency?
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个体因素和邻里环境能否解释青少年犯罪的种族差异？
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发表时间：
1994
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通讯作者：
R. Loeber
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Faith L. Peeples;R. Loeber
在一个社区样本的506个城市，公立学校的男孩，个人测量的因素和邻里环境与青少年犯罪。邻里环境是用一个客观的、基于人口普查的分数来衡量的，该分数将邻里划分为下层阶级或非下层阶级。当非洲裔美国青年和白色青年不考虑邻里环境进行比较时，非洲裔美国青年比白色青年更经常和更严重地犯罪。当非裔美国青年没有生活在下层社会时，他们的犯罪行为与白色青年相似。分层多元回归分析表明，男孩的多动和父母的监督是犯罪的最强相关性。单亲状况和贫困/福利使用与犯罪行为无关。一旦单独测量的因素被占，居住在下层社区是显着相关的违法行为，而种族不是。这项研究指出，在解决非裔美国青年的社会问题时，包括邻里环境的重要性。
Individually measured factors and neighborhood context were related to juvenile delinquency in a community sample of 506 urban, public-school boys. Neighborhood context was measured with an objective, census-based score that classified neighborhoods as underclass or not underclass. When African American youths and white youths were compared without regard to neighborhood context, African American youths were more frequently and more seriously delinquent than white youths. When African American youths didnot live in underclass neighborhoods, their delinquent behavior was similar to that of the white youths. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that boys' hyperactivity and parental supervision were the strongest correlates of delinquency. Single-parent status and poverty/welfare use were not related to delinquent behavior. Once individually measured factors were accounted for, residence in underclass neighborhoods was significantly related to delinquent behavior while ethnicity was not. This study points to the importance of including the neighborhood context when addressing the social problems of African American youths.