Latinas’ Perceptions of Law Enforcement: Fear of Deportation, Crime Reporting, and Trust in the System

Jill Messing; David Becerra; Allison Ward-Lasher; David Androff

doi:10.1177/0886109915576520

Latinas’ Perceptions of Law Enforcement: Fear of Deportation, Crime Reporting, and Trust in the System

Jill Messing, David Becerra, Allison Ward-Lasher, David Androff

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Abstract

Latinas may be unlikely to report violent crime, particularly when undocumented. This research examines the impact of fear of deportation and trust in the procedural fairness of the justice system on willingness to report violent crime victimization among a sample of Latinas (N = 1,049) in the United States. Fear of deportation was a significant predictor of Latinas’ perceptions of the procedural fairness of the criminal justice system. However, trust in the police is more important than fear of deportation in Latinas’ willingness to report violent crime victimization. Social workers can provide rights-based education and encourage relationship building between police and Latino communities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	328-340
Number of pages	13
Journal	Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0886109915576520
State	Published - Aug 25 2015

Keywords

criminal justice
domestic violence
immigrants and refugees
mezzo
research categories
social work practice

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Gender Studies
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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