Bullying prevention programs: The importance of peer intervention, disciplinary methods and age variations

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 443-462

  Ttofi, Maria M ^a   Farrington, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age variations; Bullying prevention; Disciplinary methods; Meta analysis; Peer support schemes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871212171     PISSN: 15733750     EISSN: 15728315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-012-9161-0     Document Type: Article

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