Marika Dawkins

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    Undocumented and unaccompanied Latino youth who are exposed to violence are more likely to turn to crime to overcome disadvantage.

Undocumented and unaccompanied Latino youth who are exposed to violence are more likely to turn to crime to overcome disadvantage.

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Recent years have seen growing concern over the increasing number of unaccompanied youth arriving at the US-Mexico border. But despite this concern, such undocumented youth have been an understudied group. In new research, Marika Dawkins and Frank A. Rodriguez interviewed undocumented and unaccompanied Latino youth living at the US-Mexico border. They find that members of this group who experience […]

May 16th, 2016|Democracy and culture, Frank A. Rodriguez, Marika Dawkins|1 Comment|
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    Although the “get-tough” approach is popular among the American public and policymakers alike, incarceration does not reduce crime.

Although the “get-tough” approach is popular among the American public and policymakers alike, incarceration does not reduce crime.

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The prevalence of crime has been of great concern to policymakers for decades, with many factors being blamed and many solutions suggested. Since the 1970s’ punitive incarceration policies have found favor, and are now being replicated for juvenile offenders as well. Using state-level data on crime and juvenile residential placement (which have now become very similar in their operations to […]

August 14th, 2014|Justice and Domestic Affairs, Marika Dawkins|0 Comments|
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