The Race to Punish in American Schools: Class and Race Predictors of Punitive School-Crime Control

Critical Criminology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-71

  Irwin, Katherine ^a   Davidson, Janet ^b   Hall Sanchez, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU   (United States)

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EID: 84874407088     PISSN: 12058629     EISSN: 15729877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10612-012-9171-2     Document Type: Article

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