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Menacker, Julius; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1989
Based on a two-year study of four elementary schools in a poor, crime-ridden section of Chicago, this article finds the public school an island of relative safety in an ocean of danger. Community-wide approaches are needed to stop lawlessness and fear in innercity schools. Includes seven references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Crime Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
