| Title |
A Study on the Effects of CPTED on Social Interaction among Students |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2021.37.2.77 |
| Keywords |
CPTED; social interaction; dormitory; spatial environment; college facilities |
| Abstract |
Crime prevention through environmental design has been major issues in educational institution among public facilities. It is clear that
securing students’ safety and prevention from the victimization of vulnerable students is important to attain educational goals and to provide
diverse extra-curriculum activities for students. Further, campus dormitory is a focal area for students to experience social interaction between
many students from diverse cultural background, thus leading personal growth and increasing the degree of satisfaction with college life. The
purpose of this study intended to examine the effects of CPTED elements on the facilitation of students’ social interaction through the survey
of students living in dormitory. Review of literature illuminated that defensible space, natural surveillance, social control, and criminal justice
were important measures to deter any possible crime. A chi-square analysis found that social interaction and CPTED were statistically
significant on personal characteristics. Correlation analysis and ANOVA confirmed that the degree of CPTED influenced on the level of
social interaction among students living in dormitory; As the satisfaction with CPTED increases, the degree of social interaction rises at
positive linear direction. Further the study reported that role of CCTV is a prime element for the facilitation of social interaction. An IPA
also demonstrated that securing safety in night walking around dormitory environment and role of CCTV were the most urgent improvement
items needed. Finally the study suggests that more careful design details and guidelines in design stage be explored in relation with major
theoretical findings, even though research limitation exists from limited survey samples and target population. |