Identifying Risky Places on Campus: The Impact of LSC and Fear of Crime

• In Event: Fear of Crime at Educational Institutions

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to build on the existing body of literature assessing low self-control, victimization, fear of crime, and perceived risk. In particular, we seek to examine how low self-control among undergraduate students may correlate with assessments of 1) if they believe there is a most “risky” or dangerous place on their college campus, and 2) if prior victimization and self-control work in conjunction to elicit a specified perception of risk. We use self-report data from college students at a medium sized southern university during spring/ summer 2020 to assess how LSC may vary, if at all, across differential perceptions of place-based risk. Implications for research, theory and practice will also be addressed.

Authors

• Sarah Bostrom, Avila University

• Kelsey L. Kramer, Sam Houston State University

• Ryan Randa, Sam Houston State University