Behavioral strategies to reduce school violence

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 83-100

  Mayer, G Roy ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual factors; School discipline; School vandalism; School violence; Setting events; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044533752     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J019v24n01_06     Document Type: Review

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