The "learning disabilities to juvenile detention" pipeline: A case study

Children and Schools

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 147-154

  Mallett, Christopher A ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Detention; Learning disability; Schools; Special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904335022     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/cdu010     Document Type: Article

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