Open AccessFear of crime perceptions of university students
Author(s) -
Mualla Köseoğlu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sociologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2182-7907
pISSN - 0873-6529
DOI - 10.7458/spp20219618280
Subject(s) - victimisation , fear of crime , turkish , nationality , psychology , perception , marital status , bivariate analysis , social psychology , criminology , sociology , immigration , poison control , injury prevention , demography , geography , medicine , environmental health , philosophy , statistics , archaeology , mathematics , population , linguistics , neuroscience
In this research, university students’ perceptions of fear of crime are examined in terms of sex, nationality, living area, marital status, victimisation and disorder. The aim of the research is to observe fear of crime literature’s key parameters on university students. Data was obtained from 330 university students studying in one of the state universities through a survey. Bivariate and multivariate results show that female students experience a greater fear of crime compared to male students. Fear of crime is greater amongst Turkish students as opposed to Turkish Cypriot students. Also, it is found that a high perception of disorder factors has an impact on fear of crime among women. Lastly, this study found that neither direct nor indirect victimisation has an impact on fear of crime.