School bullying and tackling strategies in Hong Kong

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 537-553

  Wong, Dennis S W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

School bullying; Youth violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BULLYING; CASE REPORT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JUVENILE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 4644261990     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04263887     Document Type: Review

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