A multilevel analysis of the relationships among communal school organization, student bonding, and delinquency

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 429-455

  Payne, Allison Ann ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; School climate; Student bonding

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749135459     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427808322621     Document Type: Article

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