Immigrant Populations as Victims: Toward a Multicultural Criminal Justice System

• Survey respondents said that domestic violence was the crime least reported. Sexual assault and gang violence were also thought more likely to go unreported. In a sample taken from immigrant The increasing influx of immigrants to the United States poses special challenges for the criminal justice system. Until recently, however, social science research has paid little attention to immigrants in the criminal justice system. A recent national assessment program survey conducted for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) revealed that the issue of cultural diversity has become a concern of criminal justice professionals.