Case Studies with Questions and Answers
Chapter 04: The Physical Environment and Crime
A small university, about 1,900 students, in the southeast United States is experiencing increased crime on campus. Female students make up only about 10% of the student body as the once all male school has only recently begun accepting females a little over ten years ago. Crimes reported on campus are similar to those depicted by other smaller, private and public, state institutions across the country with the exception of sexual assault, rape, and attempted robberies. Crimes such as burglaries within the door rooms, motor vehicle thefts, DUI's, drug arrests, aggravated assaults, and domestic assaults mirror or are below the national average. Larcenies and thefts from vehicles are slightly higher, but the primary increase in crime is still found in the sexual assaults, with women as the victim 90% of the time, and with attempted arm robberies of both women (65% of time) and men (35% of time).
The college campus is gated at all four exit points but access to the campus is not limited throughout the day time or night until after midnight. The school is located next to a large public park to the right, a city sports arena to the left, and residential areas above and below the campus. The campus also has limited parking and many graduate students who travel to campus at night must park off campus and walk to class. Limited violence occurs off campus in these parking situations and most crime is concentrated on campus with limited crime occurring in the neighboring areas. With the information provided, answer the following questions.