Environmental and contextual influences on school violence and its prevention

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-227

  Culley, Marci R ^a   Conkling, Martha ^b   Emshoff, James ^a   Blakely, Craig ^b   Gorman, Dennis ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Environment; School; Violence

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOMICIDE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33745162258     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-006-0033-0     Document Type: Review

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