Date of Award

8-18-2020

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Criminal Justice

First Advisor

Tusty ten Bensel

Abstract

Fear of crime has often been measured as how afraid a person is of criminal victimization within their neighborhood yet, problems inherently arise with utilizing static measures for dynamic concepts. Predominant among such issues lies the environmental and temporal aspects of fear, as it is known that fear is not experienced equally at all places nor by all people. Recent analyses focusing on fear’s spatio-temporal nature have found within-neighborhood fluctuations at specific places and times, however, these studies only addressed emotional fear. Perceived risk represents another facet of fear. As campuses appear to have heightened levels of perceived risk, the campus environment appears poised to clarify the role of space and the environment with regard to crime, fear, and behavior. This study contributed to fear of crime literature by specifying the nature of environmental integration with perceived risk of victimization on a college campus and its relationship to crime, victimization, and constrained behavior.

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