Differential perceptions of fear of crime among college students: The race factor |
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| Authors: | Francis D. Boateng Nana S. Adjekum-Boateng |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Legal Studies, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA;2. Liberal Arts and Education Department, University of Minnesota (Crookston Campus), Crookston, Minnesota, USA |
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| Abstract: | Despite the rising crime rates on U.S. university campuses, few empirical studies—either quantitative or qualitative—have examined the rate of fearfulness among college students. The present analysis supplements previous efforts by exploring racial effects on college students' feelings of fearfulness and determines the influence of individual characteristics on white and nonwhite students' fear of crime. Using cross-sectional data from a large public university in the United States, results show that nonwhite students have greater levels of fear of crime on campus than their white counterparts. Moreover, gender and perceived police effectiveness also influenced students' levels of fear of crime. The effects were true for both white and nonwhite students. |
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| Keywords: | Fear of crime race police effectiveness campus students |
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