Rates of student-reported antisocial behavior, school suspensions, and arrests in Victoria, Australia and Washington State, United States

Journal of School Health

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 303-311

  Hemphill, Sheryl A ^a   McMorris, Barbara J ^b   Toumbourou, John W ^a,c   Herrenkohl, Todd I ^d   Catalano, Richard F ^d   Mathers, Megan ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Ingenix Inc   (United States)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Antisocial behavior; Cross cultural comparison; Juvenile delinquency; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPATHY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STUDENTS; VICTORIA; WASHINGTON;

EID: 34347250464     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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