Risky Lifestyle and Crime Victimization Within Fraternity and Sorority Life

• In Event: Using Theory to Explore College Victimization

Abstract

Recent research and public focus on crime risk and victimization among college students focuses specifically on the context sexual victimization. Yet data on campus crime suggests that college students are also at risk for non-sexual crime victimization. The purpose of this research is to assess whether fraternity or sorority life (FSL) members are at increased risk of crime victimization compared to their peers. We extend the analysis by using theoretically driven, nested ordinary-least squares (OLS) regression models to further examine the impact of risky lifestyle and constraining behavior on actual crime victimization and perceptions of victimization risk among FSL members and non-members.

Authors

• J.R. Hudgins, Georgia College

• Sara Doude, Georgia College

• Carrie Cook, Georgia College