"Snitches end up in ditches" and other cautionary tales

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 254-272

  Morris, Edward W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

criminalization; habitus; rural education; school discipline; urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955581334     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986210368640     Document Type: Article

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