Unequally Safe: The Race Gap in School Safety

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 143-168

  Lacoe, Johanna R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

educational outcomes; neighborhood crime; racial disparities; school safety; social disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924905041     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204014532659     Document Type: Article

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