TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Racial discrimination and pathways to delinquency testing a theory of African American offending
JO  - Race and justice
A1  - Unnever, James D.
A1  - Cullen, Francis T.
A1  - Barnes, J. C.
SP  - 350
EP  - 373
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
N2  - The current study draws on two cohorts of African American youths from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, Longitudinal Cohort Study to examine whether perceived racial discrimination directly and indirectly affects juvenile delinquency. The analyses reveal that racial discrimination may foster offending by increasing (1) the likelihood that African American youths will drop out of school and (2) the degree to which they associate with delinquent peers. Evidence supporting the pathway between racial discrimination, associating with delinquent peers, and offending was found after introducing controls for demographic, social, and individual trait factors. In a society that remains racialized, it thus appears that a full explanation of African Americans' offending should take into account the ways in which racial subordination may place African American youths on pathways that lead toward criminal involvement.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2153-3687
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2153368716658768
ID  - ref1
ER  -