Six-Campus Study Examines Student Views on Safety

“Campus shootings in recent years have been shocking and high-profile news, but, according to a recent study by three Southern Illinois University Carbondale scholars in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, many Illinois college students are not particularly worried about encountering a shooter on campus.”

“George W. Burruss, Matthew J. Giblin and Joseph A. Schafer surveyed more than 5,000 students on six Illinois college and university campuses during the 2009-2010 academic year to discover their attitudes toward on-campus crime, including their perceptions of risk and personal safety, personal experiences, and understanding of campus safety measures. …”

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