Is campus a place of (in)security and crime? perceptions and predictors among higher education students
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Resumo: | This paper addresses subjective insecurity, namely perceptions of (in)security and criminal variables on campus among Portuguese higher education students. Additionally, predictors of perceptions of (in)security and gender differences were also examined. The participants were 775 students and data were collected through the “Diagnosis of Local Security Questionnaire”. Robbery, physical assault, theft, and sexual offenses were the most feared crimes. Additionally, robbery, theft, and public property damage were perceived as the most common on campus. Alcohol/drug consumption and juvenile conflicts/delinquency were the main reasons justifying criminal occurrences. Sociodemographic variables such as gender, age, education, and years of campus attendance, as well as criminal variables (e.g., perceived trend of crime, criminal occurrences, and crime promoters) predicted perceptions of (in)security. Females reported more fear than males of robbery, sexual offenses, physical aggression, and domestic violence. Therefore, preventive measures, including in the social domain and physical spaces, are mandatory to reduce violence on campus. |
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Is campus a place of (in)security and crime? perceptions and predictors among higher education studentsViolenceCollegeUniversityCriminalityDiagnosis of local securitySubjective insecurityThis paper addresses subjective insecurity, namely perceptions of (in)security and criminal variables on campus among Portuguese higher education students. Additionally, predictors of perceptions of (in)security and gender differences were also examined. The participants were 775 students and data were collected through the “Diagnosis of Local Security Questionnaire”. Robbery, physical assault, theft, and sexual offenses were the most feared crimes. Additionally, robbery, theft, and public property damage were perceived as the most common on campus. Alcohol/drug consumption and juvenile conflicts/delinquency were the main reasons justifying criminal occurrences. Sociodemographic variables such as gender, age, education, and years of campus attendance, as well as criminal variables (e.g., perceived trend of crime, criminal occurrences, and crime promoters) predicted perceptions of (in)security. Females reported more fear than males of robbery, sexual offenses, physical aggression, and domestic violence. Therefore, preventive measures, including in the social domain and physical spaces, are mandatory to reduce violence on campus.MDPIRepositório Institucional da Universidade Fernando PessoaAzevedo, VanessaNunes, Laura M.Sani, Ana Isabel2022-08-17T09:41:21Z2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10284/11065engAzevedo, V.; Nunes, L.M.; Sani, A. Is campus a place of (in)security and crime? Perceptions and predictors among higher education students. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2022, 12, 193–208. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ejihpe120200152254-962510.3390/ejihpe12020015info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-06T02:10:22Zoai:bdigital.ufp.pt:10284/11065Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:47:49.094469Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Is campus a place of (in)security and crime? perceptions and predictors among higher education students |
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Is campus a place of (in)security and crime? perceptions and predictors among higher education students |
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Is campus a place of (in)security and crime? perceptions and predictors among higher education students Azevedo, Vanessa Violence College University Criminality Diagnosis of local security Subjective insecurity |
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Is campus a place of (in)security and crime? perceptions and predictors among higher education students |
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Is campus a place of (in)security and crime? perceptions and predictors among higher education students |
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Is campus a place of (in)security and crime? perceptions and predictors among higher education students |
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Is campus a place of (in)security and crime? perceptions and predictors among higher education students |
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Is campus a place of (in)security and crime? perceptions and predictors among higher education students |
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Azevedo, Vanessa |
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Azevedo, Vanessa Nunes, Laura M. Sani, Ana Isabel |
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Nunes, Laura M. Sani, Ana Isabel |
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Repositório Institucional da Universidade Fernando Pessoa |
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Azevedo, Vanessa Nunes, Laura M. Sani, Ana Isabel |
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Violence College University Criminality Diagnosis of local security Subjective insecurity |
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Violence College University Criminality Diagnosis of local security Subjective insecurity |
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This paper addresses subjective insecurity, namely perceptions of (in)security and criminal variables on campus among Portuguese higher education students. Additionally, predictors of perceptions of (in)security and gender differences were also examined. The participants were 775 students and data were collected through the “Diagnosis of Local Security Questionnaire”. Robbery, physical assault, theft, and sexual offenses were the most feared crimes. Additionally, robbery, theft, and public property damage were perceived as the most common on campus. Alcohol/drug consumption and juvenile conflicts/delinquency were the main reasons justifying criminal occurrences. Sociodemographic variables such as gender, age, education, and years of campus attendance, as well as criminal variables (e.g., perceived trend of crime, criminal occurrences, and crime promoters) predicted perceptions of (in)security. Females reported more fear than males of robbery, sexual offenses, physical aggression, and domestic violence. Therefore, preventive measures, including in the social domain and physical spaces, are mandatory to reduce violence on campus. |
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