Immigration and School Safety utilizes a multidisciplinary approach
to expose the complex relationship between immigration and school
safety in the United States. It addresses not only individual,
intrapersonal, and environmental factors but also distant-level
conditions that are relevant to the experiences of immigrant
children and connected to school safety. Twenty-five percent of all
youth in U.S. schools have at least one immigrant parent, and that
percentage is expected to increase to 33 percent by 2040. A wide
array of factors, including but not limited to laws, public and
political discourses, educational policies, interpersonal
relationships, socioeconomic status, English language proficiency,
citizenship, legal status, family characteristics, race and
ethnicity, generational status, nationality, religion, and gender,
contribute to the marginalizing experiences of children of
immigrants at school. With the rapid growth of students in
immigrant families in U.S. schools, any effort to address school
violence and implement school safety policies must consider
barriers associated with the unique educational experiences of that
segment. This book highlights the often overlooked importance of
immigration as a mediating factor in explaining both violence and
victimization and provides a blueprint for integrating immigration
and criminology theories into evidence-based efforts toward
ensuring safety for all students. The authors demonstrate that
immigration matters significantly in school violence and safety
concerns and illustrate why research that integrates immigration
with criminology theories is needed to understand the causes and
correlates of school violence. The book will appeal to a wide array
of individuals, including academics, educators, policymakers,
practitioners, social workers, parents, and stakeholders who are
committed to addressing educational disparities and inequities
associated with immigration and school safety.
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