Predicting perceptions of fear at school and going to and from school for african american and white students: The effects of school security measures

Youth and Society

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 705-726

  Bachman, Ronet ^a   Randolph, Antonia ^a   Brown, Bethany L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

fear of crime; race; school security

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958732917     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X10366674     Document Type: Article

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