Restorative Justice in Schools: The Influence of Race on Restorative Discipline

Youth and Society

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 539-564

  Payne, Allison Ann ^a   Welch, Kelly ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

racial threat; restorative justice; school discipline

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930465875     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X12473125     Document Type: Article

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