Carrying weapons to school for protection: An analysis of the 2001 school crime supplement data

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-164

  Cao, Liqun ^a   Zhang, Yan ^b   He, Ni ^c  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 42249098071     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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