An Analysis of the Relationship between Student Behavior, Community Characteristics, and Crime on HBCU Campuses

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    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Correlation; Student Characteristics; Black Colleges; Community Characteristics; Student Behavior; Drug Use; Drinking; Weapons; Law Enforcement; Poverty; Crime; Undergraduate Students; Census Figures; Reports
    • Abstract:
      The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between student behavior (drug, liquor, or weapons violations) and community characteristics (poverty and population) on crime that occurs across 90 four-year historically Black college and university (HBCU) campuses. The gap in the literature shows little to no research to suggest that crime on campuses affect student behavior and community characteristics. Also, there has been limited research focused on this issue at HBCUs. There were two research questions created to explore the relationship between student behavior, community characteristics, and crime on HBCU campuses. The theoretical framework for this study was Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory argues that environmental factors can influence personal development. Environmental factors that are negative can encourage behavior such as criminal activity. Poor resources in communities are factors to crime incidents. The independent variables were student behavior and community characteristics, and the dependent variable was the campus crime statistics. Secondary data from 2018 were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI-Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Statistics, and the Department of Education-Campus Crime Statistics. The findings validated that theft is among the top campus and community crimes while illegal drug violations lead student criminal behavior at HBCUs. Further, the study concluded that certain student behaviors and community characteristics are likely predictors of crime on HBCU campuses. Based on these findings, recommendations are suggested which may lead to a reduction in campus crime. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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    • Publication Date:
      2022
    • Accession Number:
      ED619184