Bullets, blades, and being afraid in hispanic high schools: An exploratory study of the presence of weapons and fear of weapon-associated victimization among high school students in a border town

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 372-394

  Brown, Ben ^a   Benedict, Wm Reed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear; Hispanic; Juvenile; School; Weapon

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042629722     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128703254916     Document Type: Review

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