Are Children Safe from Crime?: Focusing on Streets in Elementary School Zones
The objective of this study was to determine street environments wherein fear of crime and actual crime are highest in the environments surrounding elementary schools. To achieve this objective, elementary students′ fear of crime and actual crime experienced were analyzed. The study adopted a geogra...
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| description | The objective of this study was to determine street environments wherein fear of crime and actual crime are highest in the environments surrounding elementary schools. To achieve this objective, elementary students′ fear of crime and actual crime experienced were analyzed. The study adopted a geographical method based on streets. The study results were as follows. First, a large number of elementary students experienced fear of crime on the road at the school they attended. Female students feared crime more than male students. Second, students′ fear of crime was mainly attributed to human factors (Many Bullies, Few People). Third, most elementary students experienced a fear of crime within a certain distance (500 m) from the school. Fourth, fear of crime and actual crime occurred mainly in small streets, small parks, or middle or high schools (advanced schools) nearby. Fifth, fear of crime and actual crime occurred near geographically similar elementary schools. Sixth, elementary students primarily experienced a fear of crime and actual crime on streets in densely populated residential areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58c7fe903d7342c9bface1f4e3ebd2e52023-08-03T09:15:32ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering1347-28522017-01-01161455210.3130/jaabe.16.4512029086Are Children Safe from Crime?: Focusing on Streets in Elementary School ZonesGidong Byun0Mikyoung Ha1Ph.D., Department of Interior Architecture and Built Environment, Yonsei University, KoreaProfessor, Department of Interior Architecture and Built Environment, Yonsei University, KoreaThe objective of this study was to determine street environments wherein fear of crime and actual crime are highest in the environments surrounding elementary schools. To achieve this objective, elementary students′ fear of crime and actual crime experienced were analyzed. The study adopted a geographical method based on streets. The study results were as follows. First, a large number of elementary students experienced fear of crime on the road at the school they attended. Female students feared crime more than male students. Second, students′ fear of crime was mainly attributed to human factors (Many Bullies, Few People). Third, most elementary students experienced a fear of crime within a certain distance (500 m) from the school. Fourth, fear of crime and actual crime occurred mainly in small streets, small parks, or middle or high schools (advanced schools) nearby. Fifth, fear of crime and actual crime occurred near geographically similar elementary schools. Sixth, elementary students primarily experienced a fear of crime and actual crime on streets in densely populated residential areas.http://dx.doi.org/10.3130/jaabe.16.45fear of crimeactual crimeschool crimegisspatial analysis |
| spellingShingle | Gidong Byun Mikyoung Ha Are Children Safe from Crime?: Focusing on Streets in Elementary School Zones Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering fear of crime actual crime school crime gis spatial analysis |
| title | Are Children Safe from Crime?: Focusing on Streets in Elementary School Zones |
| title_full | Are Children Safe from Crime?: Focusing on Streets in Elementary School Zones |
| title_fullStr | Are Children Safe from Crime?: Focusing on Streets in Elementary School Zones |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are Children Safe from Crime?: Focusing on Streets in Elementary School Zones |
| title_short | Are Children Safe from Crime?: Focusing on Streets in Elementary School Zones |
| title_sort | are children safe from crime focusing on streets in elementary school zones |
| topic | fear of crime actual crime school crime gis spatial analysis |
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