Effects of student and school factors on five measures of school disorder

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 912-947

  Welsh, Wayne N ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038276725     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820100095131     Document Type: Article

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