Searching for safe schools: Legal issues in the prevention of school violence

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 187-196

  Yell, Mitchell L ^a   Rozalski, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0034372520     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106342660000800306     Document Type: Article

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