Violence in Jamaica’s high schools

This research determines the presence of crime, the disciplinary policies and procedures, and security measures on high school campuses in Jamaica. Data was collected from 27 randomly selected public high schools in the parishes of Kingston, St Andrew and St. Catherine through the administration of...

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Main Author: Grant, Lorna Elaine (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: African journal of criminology and justice studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-60
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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