Resident Students' Perception of Safety in On-Campus Residential Facilities: Does Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) Make a Difference?

Autor/inn/en	Shariati, Auzeen; Guerette, Rob T.
Titel	Resident Students' Perception of Safety in On-Campus Residential Facilities: Does Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) Make a Difference?
Quelle	In: Journal of School Violence, 18 (2019) 4, S.570-584 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-8220
DOI	10.1080/15388220.2019.1617721
Schlagwörter	School Security; Campuses; On Campus Students; College Students; Student Attitudes; Safety; Dormitories; Crime Prevention; Educational Facilities Design; Research Universities; Educational Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Sicherheit; Student housing; Studentenwohnheim; Forschungseinrichtung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt
Abstract	One practical, yet less touted, approach to school safety is the use of security provisions that conform with the principles of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). Beyond preventing crime, the approach offers the potential benefit of improving perceptions of safety among campus occupants which is important for revenues and establishing effective learning environments. Although CPTED has shown promise in reducing crime elsewhere, research has only begun to empirically assess the extent to which it is compatible with campus facilities and whether it improves students' safety perceptions. This study reports on a quantitative comparative assessment of student (N = 100) safety perceptions from two, differently designed residential facilities on a large public research university in the Southeastern United States. Findings indicate that residents of the high CPTED facility had higher safety perceptions than the low CPTED facility's residents. Site observations supported differences between design features of the two facilities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01