TY - JOUR TI - Victimization of immigrant children within the high school context DO - https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3V12719 PY - 2016 AB - This study is particularly interested in the micro-level analysis of the relationship between the immigrant assimilation experiences and the likelihood of victimization within the school context. It provides a fuller characterization of the immigrant lived experiences in the United States and how they independently shape the experiences of victimization. The study will contribute to the literature on immigrant children victimization by introducing additional risk factors for examination. The study utilizes the individual-level data from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS) from the archive of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. The CILS dataset captures the adaptation process of the second immigrant generation living in the United States and includes three waves of survey data from 1991 to 2006. Despite the limitations of the study with issues such as sample attrition and demographic restrictions, the findings are still important. The findings conclude that high socio-economic status (SES) people have a much lower victimization risk than low socio-economic status (SES) people and that English proficiency is vital in examining victimization among immigrant youth. Policy implementation should include and not be limited robust diversity training for teachers and administrators alike with an emphasis on inclusion. KW - Criminal Justice KW - Immigrants--Cultural assimilation KW - Immigrant children LA - eng ER -