Avoidance at school: Further specifying the influence of disorder, victimization, and fear

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 190-204

  Randa, Ryan ^a   Wilcox, Pamela ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

avoidance behavior; disorder; fear of crime; school crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857683398     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204011423765     Document Type: Article

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