A REVIEW OF THE SOCIO-HISTORICAL, CRIMINOLOGICAL, AND THEORETICAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE CAMBODIAN AMERICAN POPULATION: A CALL FOR MORE COMPREHENSIVE, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
Open Access
Author:
Chheang, Dany Chan
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Joseph Connolly, Thesis Supervisor
Keywords:
model minority criminology crime delinquency deportation southeast asian cambodian intergenerational trauma general strain low self-control social learning neighborhood disadvantage biosocial immigration asian american
Abstract:
The collective view of Asian Americans as model minorities is evident with the extensive number of statistical data that offers support for the academic and socioeconomic success of Asian Americans. This perception presents substantial issues as it overlooks the needs and difficulties that many Asian ethnic groups face, such as overrepresentation in the juvenile justice system, socioeconomic challenges, and behavioral health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and substance use. Southeast Asian Americans, particularly Cambodian Americans, are at most risk for these explicit concerns with deportation being a prevailing issue, yet research in this area is lacking and not without numerous limitations. This thesis attempts to merge information from existing research on this at-risk group from a socio-historical, criminological, and theoretical standpoint in order to lend evidence for more comprehensive empirical studies on the Cambodian American population.
