Perceptions of personal safety on university campuses

Recent research in the United Kingdom has indicated that many students experience high levels of fear of crime and victimisation on university campuses. Furthermore, research has recognised that positive feelings of safety can be engendered through changes to the physical environment of the campus....

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Autor principal: Waters, Joanna (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2006
En:Año: 2006
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Sumario:Recent research in the United Kingdom has indicated that many students experience high levels of fear of crime and victimisation on university campuses. Furthermore, research has recognised that positive feelings of safety can be engendered through changes to the physical environment of the campus. However, existing campus safety research focuses predominantly on student vulnerability and relies typically on quantitative methodologies