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Research Article

Do Moral Values Moderate the Relationship Between Immigrant-School Concentration and Violent Offending? A Cross-Level Interaction Analysis of Self-Reported Violence in Sweden

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Pages 836-846 | Received 21 Aug 2023, Accepted 28 Sep 2023, Published online: 06 Oct 2023

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