Juvenile court referrals and the public schools: Nature and extent of the practice in five states

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-293

  Krezmien, Michael P ^a   Leone, Peter E ^b   Zablocki, Mark S ^b   Wells, Craig S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

delinquency; gender; race; school crime; school referrals

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955588947     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986210368642     Document Type: Article

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