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Understanding the Connection between Public Colleges with and without Campus Police Departments and Their Crime Rates Based on Clery Act Reporting

Chapel, Kevin R
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1681838312751929

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2023, Master of Science in Criminal Justice, Youngstown State University, Department of Criminal Justice and Consumer Sciences.
This exploratory study examines the difference in reporting of Clery Act crimes at public institutions of higher education with and without a designated campus police department. This study examines the differences in Clery Act reporting within four categories: criminal offenses, arrests, student disciplinary referrals, and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) offenses. Secondary data analysis was selected from the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety Data Analysis Cutting Tool and College Navigator along with a purposive and random sample comprised of 31 institutions with and 31 institutions without a designated campus police department with student enrollment over 10,000. As anticipated, results showed a statistical difference in criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary referrals, and VAWA offenses. Additionally, specific institutional characteristics such as, enrollment, student-to-faculty ratio, tuition, minority population, graduation rate, retention rate, and poverty rate, appear to increase higher crime rates on campus. Lastly, the presence of a designated campus police department is not the most significant predictor for criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary referrals, and VAWA offenses. Further research is recommended, such as a longitudinal study, to further examine the role of a designated campus police department.
Christopher Bellas, PhD (Advisor)
John Hazy, PhD (Committee Member)
Charles VanDyke, EdD (Committee Member)
87 p.
Criminology
Campus police departments; Designated campus police departments; Clery Act statistics; Campus crime

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  • Chapel, K. R. (2023). Understanding the Connection between Public Colleges with and without Campus Police Departments and Their Crime Rates Based on Clery Act Reporting [Master's thesis, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1681838312751929

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chapel, Kevin. Understanding the Connection between Public Colleges with and without Campus Police Departments and Their Crime Rates Based on Clery Act Reporting. 2023. Youngstown State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1681838312751929.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chapel, Kevin. "Understanding the Connection between Public Colleges with and without Campus Police Departments and Their Crime Rates Based on Clery Act Reporting." Master's thesis, Youngstown State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1681838312751929

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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