Citation

Sloan JJ. J. Crim. Justice 1994; 22(1): 51-61.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0047-2352(94)90048-5

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Congress passed legislation requiring colleges and universities in the United States that receive federal financial aid funds to publish campus crime figures starting in the fall of 1992. While this legislation was intended to bring about widespread dissemination of information concerning campus crime, the problem remains that little systematic research has been done on campus crime. This article presents the results of a preliminary analysis of the correlates of crime at over 500 college and university campuses in the United States. It describes the extent and nature of campus crime, presents a preliminary model of the correlates of crime on these campuses, and presents a framework for further research based in ecological theory and theories of the community.