Prior problem behavior accounts for the racial gap in school suspensions

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 257-266

  Wright, John Paul ^a,d   Morgan, Mark Alden ^a   Coyne, Michelle A ^a   Beaver, Kevin M ^b,d   Barnes, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84899638339     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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