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LEFT IN THE DARK: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF SAFETY ON CAMPUS
| Title: | LEFT IN THE DARK: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF SAFETY ON CAMPUS. |
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| Name(s): |
Krauss, Amber, Author Donley, Amy, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2013 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | The last few years a struggle of feeling safe has become more of an issue with all the tragedies that have taken place on college campuses throughout the years. Tragedies like Columbine then Virginia Tech and most recently the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Connecticut. This research focuses on student's perception of safety and the issues with violence on campus. The question is how the students, faculty, and staff will react if an incident like this occurs on the University of Central Florida campus. The intent of this thesis was to explore the student body of UCF students and their perception of safety on campus. Students were questioned on previous victimization and campus related crime. Findings suggest that women overall are more fearful on campus compared to men. Sadly, only about 5.6 percent of my sample knew about the Clery Act. This act states all public schools must post all crimes committed on or near campus on a public website. This was questioned with a simple yes or no answer. By conducting this study I hope to find a better understanding on how UCF student's view safety on campus. | |
| Identifier: | CFH0004364 (IID), ucf:44975 (fedora) | |
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2013-05-01 B.A. Sciences, Dept. of Sociology Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
crime UCF university college students perception safety victimization campus |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004364 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
