Youth behavior, school structure, and student risk of victimization

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 349-380

  Burrow, John D ^a   Apel, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

School; School environment; Student; Victimization; Youth behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549083968     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820802025181     Document Type: Article

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