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The role of police in public schools: a comparison of principal and police reports of activities in schools

Julie Kiernan Coon School of Justice Studies, Roger Williams University, One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI, 02809, United StatesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lawrence F. Travis III School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, 600 Dyer Hall, PO Box 210389, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0389, United States
Pages 15-30 | Published online: 13 Oct 2011

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