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Crime and Fear on Campus

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A few violent campus incidents highlighted by the media have drawn a spotlight to college and university campuses that has created the impression that campuses are increasingly dangerous places. This article discusses the legal, legislative, and administrative responses to victimization and fear on campuses and critically examines issues raised by these responses and the media. Several court decisions have addressed issues concerning university liability to student victims of campus crime and have used the doctrine of foreseeability as the standard for establishing liability. Congress responded by passing the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, which mandates postsecondary schools to publicly report certain crime statistics and security policies. Several state legislatures have also enacted reporting legislation. Further, administrators have begun to implement a variety of educational crime prevention and safety programs, as well as security procedures, to reduce crime, risk, and fear.

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  • Bonnie S. Fisher, 1995. "Crime and Fear on Campus," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 539(1), pages 85-101, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:539:y:1995:i:1:p:85-101
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716295539001007
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