Trouble in the school yard: A study of the risk factors of victimization at school

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 460-484

  Schreck, Christopher J ^a   Miller, J Mitchell ^b   Gibson, Chris L ^c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent victims; School crime; School violence; Victimization; Victimization theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038464653     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128703049003006     Document Type: Article

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