Commentary on "Family Roots: Sustenance for Samoan and Tongan American Elders"
In: Journal of family strengths, Band 13, Heft 1
ISSN: 2168-670X
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In: Journal of family strengths, Band 13, Heft 1
ISSN: 2168-670X
In: Journal of social work: JSW, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 54-74
ISSN: 1741-296X
• Summary: This study uses an integrative framework that includes various theories on delinquency to explain the relative contribution of factors on delinquency among Samoan adolescents and their overrepresentation in the Juvenile Justice System. Some 275 Samoan adolescents were recruited for the study from the states of Hawaii and Washington. Structural equation modeling was employed for the analysis.• Findings: Two models were analyzed. One model tested all the factors regardless of economic status. The full model fits the data well. The other model utilized economic conditions as a moderating factor (multigroup model). The multigroup invariance shows that the measurement model appears to fit better with the higher income group rather than the lower income group. The results suggest that while acculturative stress has a direct impact on delinquency, family cohesion can be a deterrent to high acculturative stress on delinquency particularly for the higher income group. The major hypothesis was confirmed by the data to show that there was a predictive relationship between involvement with antisocial peers and delinquency, and prosocial peers and no delinquency. However, it varied by income group. The higher income group showed a stronger predictive relationship of the involvement with prosocial peers and low delinquency.• Applications: Given the results, it is imperative for social workers to understand the impact of acculturation on family members and their family functioning. A better understanding of culture and how it operates within a family as well as an understanding of cultural identity is an important part of service to Samoan families.
In: Journal of ethnicity in criminal justice, Band 15, Heft 1, S. 21-35
ISSN: 1537-7946
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 36, S. 22-29
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: The international journal of knowledge, culture & change management, Band 8, Heft 11, S. 85-92
ISSN: 1447-9575
In: Journal of ethnicity in criminal justice, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 135-159
ISSN: 1537-7946
In: Child abuse & neglect: the international journal ; official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Band 38, Heft 3, S. 544-556
ISSN: 1873-7757
In: Journal of ethnicity in criminal justice, Band 10, Heft 4, S. 295-315
ISSN: 1537-7946
In: Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 34-45
ISSN: 2165-0993
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 139-148
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work, Band 17, Heft 4, S. 326-348
ISSN: 1531-3212
In: Journal of family social work, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 229-253
ISSN: 1540-4072
In: Journal of hate studies, Band 16, Heft 1
ISSN: 1540-2126
Despite increased research on women's criminal offending patterns, research on women's involvement in bias crimes is almost nonexistent. This study examines bias crime incidences that are considered crimes against persons (e.g., assault, murder, robbery, sexual assault) collected in the National Incidence-based Reporting System from 2009–2012 to determine what features characterize crimes committed by men or women. Results indicate that female bias crime suspects choose different victims than male suspects; female suspects are more likely than men to target friends and family members, more likely to target other women, and more frequently commit crimes based on race/ethnicity/national origin than religion or sexual orientation-based bias crimes, and were less likely to use a firearm. Men and women were similar in their suspect characteristics (such as using alcohol/drugs before the crime) and the overall incident characteristics (such as causing injury). These results suggest that we need to more critically examine current models of bias crime commission, and to include bias crimes as another avenue to help uncover differences in male and female offending.
In: Social work: a journal of the National Association of Social Workers, Band 64, Heft 2, S. 113-122
ISSN: 1545-6846
In: Journal of public child welfare, Band 4, Heft 4, S. 387-405
ISSN: 1554-8740