| Title |
A Study on Environmental Designs for a Safe Campus from Crimes - Based on the Collegian's Perceptions of on-campus Crimes and Fear of Crimes - |
| Authors |
Ryu Ho-Jeong ; Park Eun-Kyoung ; Ha Mi-Kyoung |
| Keywords |
Crime Victimization ; Fear of Crimes ; Environmental Designs for Safe Campus |
| Abstract |
Crimes committed in a campus can threaten the safety of students, resulting in their quailed school life and troubled school activities. The victimized experience can also have adverse effects on victims for a long time. Hence, attention should be paid to the development of safe campus environments from crimes. This study aims at suggesting the underlying materials to develop physical environments in a campus in preventing criminal incidents and reducing the fear of crimes, while collecting and analyzing materials on the victimization status and fear of crimes for students. Majority of the crime victimization cases in a campus involves theft. The crime victimization happens the most in the classroom and library buildings in reality. However, the place with the fear of crimes is not consistent with the place with the crime victimization as students have the highest fear of crimes around pedestrian passages. The greatest fear of crimes is felt because of lacking lightings and lower illumination. The method of natural surveillance was suggested the most among designs to remove the fear of crimes. Based on these findings, this study suggested environmental designs for safety from crimes for each space in a campus. |