Students’ Perceptions of Safety at School After Sandy Hook

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 349-360

  Fisher, Benjamin W ^a   Nation, Maury ^b   Nixon, Carol T ^b   McIlroy, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear of victimization; feelings of safety; perceptions of safety; school safety; school shootings; school violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966709688     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2015.1133310     Document Type: Article

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