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A History of Violence in the Schools

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Midlarsky, E., Klain, H.M. (2005). A History of Violence in the Schools. In: Denmark, F.L., Krauss, H.H., Wesner, R.W., Midlarsky, E., Gielen, U.P. (eds) Violence in Schools. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28811-2_3

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