Why are Americans attacking this professor over immigration and crime research?

[Anonymous]

In November, the Stockholm Prize in Criminology Foundation named Kubrin and Vanderbilt University professor Mark W. Lipsey, a scholar on effective rehabilitation methods, as recipients of an annual prize for deepening the world's understanding of crime, what and who cause it, and effective and humane ways to respond. In Kubrin's case, she was being recognized for rigorous research that demonstrated in place after place, decade after decade, that immigration to the U. S. does not cause crime to go up; it may even push it down.

And yet, when Kubrin, 55, accepts her plaque from Sweden's Queen Silvia in June - as well as half of the 1.5 million kronos in prize money (about $163,000) - it will be for research that most Americans flatly reject. Maybe because it contradicts Trump?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-uc-professor-won-criminology-s-highest-honor-americans-still-don-t-believe-her-research/ar-AA1YOZTi

[Cyfris]

That is cool. I figured as much. Most legal immigrants I know are more likely to follow the law for fear of deportation among other reasons like paving the way for further generations to be able to immigrate to the promise land. The only research I have seen was a small sample size but it noted 12% of deportees were criminals or had charges pending which would suggest to me that if 1mill are deported that 120000 would be criminals which isn't nothing and has to account for something. I can't wait till we are far enough ahead in the future to have all the data and be able to do an unbiased scientific review because I find it hard to believe the outcome of something ongoing that has never been done before can be determined mid action and that we are not going to understand the effects of mass deportation in America for years in it's entirety.

[Asker]

As you noted, "small sample size."That is the reason for the anomaly in this data. Get a sample of larger size and re-measure.

[Cyfris]

Yeah thats what I'm saying we need more data and longer for the dust to settle to assess appropriately.

[Asker]

I agree with you. The problem is that any time the data says something that some people don't want it to say, they start arguing about it and instead of doing more research, start denigrating the researchers. That is not appropriate.

[Cyfris]

I think your right most researchers do the best they can with the information they can find. Some tend to lead but I think that the peer review process routes out much of that. My only gripe is with researchers who aren't willing to change there hypothesis when more information becomes available.

[Asker]

Well, yeah, that is a problem. You certainly can't insist on a hypothesis or a conclusion if there's not data to support it. A negative finding is a negative finding. What I think is more serious is researchers who tweak their data after the fact in order to support the hypothesis.

[Cyfris]

Also something I wish there was a way to shame for. Like you can do research but your research must have a scarlet C on the cover for know cheater or something.

[Asker]

Well, people do tend to lose academic positions if they cheat. But I take your point. On the other hand, if you had to put a C on the cover, nobody would fund your research. You could never do it again.

[Cyfris]

Maybe I think if we lived in a world where actions were held accountable in a public way like you had to wear them on your shirt we would have more representations of reform and people changing also and it would become a more believeable narrative when backed with action where as cancel culture seems to remove any chance at redemption ever.

[slatyb]

For the same reason they refuse vaccines, reject the evolution and global warming, cling to mythical beliefs like Noah's Ark, claim that widespread voter fraud has occurred, and other counter-factual beliefs. Those facts conflict with the expected beliefs of their community.

[jshm2]

Because Americans are thieves and deviants at heart. But love to project onto others.

It's why there are more people in American prisons, than in some small countries.

[strateguy632]

Wrong direction and wrong order. The prize goes to people who oppose u. S. Border. Same as music "awards" and TV series awards.

[Ariesman81]

So the Stockholm prize is a Propoganda prize.