Application of Situational Crime Prevention Strategies to Explore the Wall-Free Campus Security - a High School in Chiayi County

• Main Authors: Weng,Jiasuei, 翁嘉穗
• Other Authors: Cheng, Juilung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47952844060928065599

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 犯罪防治研究所 === 100 === Abstract Does campus need walls? Schools, parents and communities think differently. Based on “Situational Crime Prevention” strategies, the research focuses on School without Walls (SWW). Scrutinizing unsafe space and management, the research expects to build awareness on preventing crimes on campus and therefore ensure the security of SWW. It is expected that the research can serve as a reference for future discussions on borderless campuses and/or open campuses and their security concerns. This research adopts qualitative research methodology, with “semi-structured” sample hierarchically and interview collect method for main materials; By “Phenomenological content analysis”, summing up to analyze one by one, Complement it with the record that participate in observing, collect the camps security documents, to look over and strengthen the research materials. This research obtains the following conclusions: The lighting around where students activities are held at night and passages, the surveillance system, the patrol route, the movement of stray dogs, the waste from a nearby market, the potential danger lurking in accessible restrooms and the lack of self disciplines of certain residents in the neighborhood are all problems that need to be assessed, coordinated and solved. 1.The school is question is wall-free. In general, the campus maintains a high level of security. School properties and passages should be fortified. Entrances to dormitories and library should be patrolled. Natural surveillance can be improved by lifting curtains when students leave classrooms or every evening after school hours. 2.The school in question should have assessed the performances of the new security system that was recently installed and the restroom surveillance and alert system. The rampancy of stray dogs and the unorganized traditional markets by the campus pose a threat according to the Broken Window theory. 3.Night lighting should be improved. Campus security is compromised as all faculty members and students do not have the habit of asking strangers for identities. The school in question does not have an effective solution to reducing anonymity. 4.The resolution, location and angle of the monitor are poor. They should be replaced or adjusted; the uneven qualities of security personnel directly affect the normal monitoring benefits. 5.Public properties can be identified easily. Personal electronic devices should be better protected. Repair damaged public properties as soon as possible to prevent the image of disorder that encourages potential crimes, according to the Broken Window theory. Based on these conclusions, the research puts forward the following suggestions: 1.For the school in question: a.Security guards need more training on their service attitude and mindset as well as evaluation. These approaches are crucial to the effects and performance of surveillance. b.For the identification of strangers and avoiding the danger of anonymity, the teachers should wear identification cards, and the students should wear uniforms. c.The lightings for the areas and passages where students are presents should be improved at the shortest time possible. d.The location and resolution of the surveillance system should be improved. e.Set access control at the main entrances of the education areas for increasing crime efforts. 2.For the neighborhood and local administrative center: The local administrative center is suggested to provide moral education with residents; the relocation schedule of the traditional market should be confirmed as soon as possible; stray dog issue should be coordinated with the school. To promote the campus and its surrounding environment clean and beautiful, and remove the “broken windows phenomenon”. 3.For education departments: a.Sufficient budgets should be allocated to SWW to enhance the hardware and software that contribute to campus security. b.More security guards are required to patrol around the campus and fulfill other responsibilities. 4.For the government: a.Relevant government agencies should assist in the oversight of the quality of security company and personnel. Before Sending security personnel to the schools, should be strictly screened. b.In order to effectively smooth implementation of the campus security, government should advocate the people's character re-education so that social concepts and attitude can change. Schools and families need to establish good communication in the same level, to be effective on the smooth implementation of campus safety at work. Keywords：School without Walls (SWW)、Campus Security、Crime Prevention 、Situational Crime Prevention