`BorderPatrol_WorkforceComposition_Study
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study examines whether the demographic composition of U.S. Border Patrol operational teams, in combination with organizational climate, supervisory accountability, and local operating conditions, is associated with variation in substantiated misconduct, trafficking interdiction outcomes, enforcement consistency, and substantiated public complaints. The design is a retrospective longitudinal observational study using administrative-style records spanning five simulated operational years. Units of analysis are operational events nested within agents, teams, and stations. The study does not assert that Hispanic or Mexican American identity causes corruption or bias. The central question is whether measurable organizational and compositional factors are associated with enforcement integrity outcomes, and whether those associations are moderated by the institutional environment in which agents work.
Source: Open Science Framework
Author: Joseph Jilovec
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225591296