RT Article
T1 U.S. and Canadian College Students’ Fear of Crime: A Comparative Investigation of Fear of Crime and Its Correlates
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 37
IS 15/16
A1 Daigle, Leah E.
A2 Hancock, Katelyn
A2 Chafin, Travis
A2 Azimi, Andia
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1884207243
AB Being fearful of crime is, unfortunately, a common experience. Research shows that many factors influence a person?s fear of crime, demonstrating that certain groups are generally more fearful than others. Even though they are typically young, college students express being fearful of crime on and off campus. What has yet to be investigated is whether college students who attend school in the United States are fearful at similar levels to their Canadian counterparts. Further, the correlates of fear of crime may also be different. To explore these issues, data from the American College Health Association?s National College Health Assessment II survey of U.S. and Canadian college students are used. Results show that Canadian college students generally perceive their safety as being higher than U.S. college students, even though they face elevated victimization risks. Further, some correlates of fear of crime differ for U.S. and Canadian college students. These findings suggest the need for additional cross-national comparative work to see if patterns generalize across contexts.
K1 Canada
K1 College Student
K1 Comparative
K1 Criminology
K1 cultural contexts
K1 Fear of crime
K1 Sexual Assault
DO 10.1177/08862605211001477