The Punishment Gap: Racial/Ethnic Comparisons in School Infractions by Objective and Subjective Definitions

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 276-287

  Forsyth, Craig J ^a   Biggar, Raymond W ^a   Forsyth, York A ^b   Howat, Holly ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^c Lafayette Parish Sheriff s Office   (United States)

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EID: 84924913434     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2014.935623     Document Type: Article

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