The news media on school crime and violence: Constructing dangerousness and fueling fear

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-155

  Kupchik, Aaron ^a   Bracy, Nicole L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear; Media; School crime; School violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249133948     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204008328800     Document Type: Article

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