Recent research in the United Kingdom has indicated that many students experience high levels of fear of crime and victimisation on university campuses. Furthermore, research has recognised that positive feelings of safety can be engendered through changes to the physical environment of the campus. However, existing campus safety research focuses predominantly on student vulnerability and relies typically on quantitative methodologies.

Mokyklos aplinką, jos įtaką vaiko asmenybės brendimui bei tiesioginiams mokymo rezultatams tyrinėjo nemažai lietuvių ir užsienio autorių. Mokinių nesaugumas mokykloje gali turėti labai neigiamas pasekmes fizinei ir psichinei sveikatai, mokymosi rezultatams, mokymosi motyvacijai, prastėja socialiniai įgūdžiai. Visa tai gali sukelti kliūtis tokių mokinių sėkmingai adaptacijai visuomenėje, socialinei integracijai. Mokinių psichologinei savijautai turi įtakos patiriamas smurtas, patyčios. Kadangi smurto apraiškų mokykloje pasitaiko gana dažnai, susiduriama su problema, kad mokyklose mokiniai pasijunta nesaugūs dėl bendramokslių smurto, tai savo ruožtu daro įtaką jų mokymosi motyvacijai, savirealizacijai, socializacijai. Patyrę smurtą mokiniai dažniausiai jaučia nerimą ir baimę. Nerimas iš esmės kyla iš subjektyvaus vertinimo, kad kilo grėsmė fiziniams ar psichologiniams „aš“. Mokiniui labai sunku susidoroti su tokia psichologine būsena ir jeigu šalia nėra žmonių, kuriais gali pasitikėti, jis praranda saugumo jausmą. Tokia ilgalaikė būsena gali turėti skaudžių pasekmių. Šio tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti Kauno miesto bendrojo lavinimo vidurinių mokyklų VI – IX klasių mokinių saugumo mokykloje ir patiriamo nerimo sąsajas. Tyrimo metodai ir tiriamieji. Tyrimui naudotas Mokyklos aplinkos saugumo klausimynas, Patyčių testas ir Mokyklinio nerimo testas. Tyrime dalyvavo 590 mokiniai: 296 mergaitės ir 294 berniukai. Tirti šeštų – devintų klasių mokiniai. Mokinių amžius nuo 11 iki 17 metų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / School safetly is one of the major problems in Lithuania and whole world as well. This problem prevails everywhere, in the shools and outside their borders. The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between school safety and shool anxiety among 6 th and 9 th class students. Drug dealing or alcohol outlets anywhere near a school increase the likelihood of substance abuse-fueled antisocial behavior, either by students or against students. Children who feel safe are both psychologically and physiologically more receptive to learning. Material and methods. The date of the anonymous survey OFM 590, sixth, seventh, eighth and ningth - grade students (aged 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 tears respectively) from six secondary shools of Kaunas, conducted in the spring of 2009, were analyzed. The studentas completed the school safetly questionnaire, school bullying test that included self-report being bullied by others, and school anxiety test. The response rate was 90 %. Results. The statistic date analysis shows that 9,2 % boys and 5,8 % girls doesn‘t feel safe at shool. Most not safetly places for girls at shool are: shool yard (44,6 %), school corridors, (42,3%), breake time (40,1 %). Most not safetly places for boys at school are: break time (32,5 %), school yard (31,7 proc.), school corridors (31,6 proc.), answearing in class (24,8 proc.), at school parties (22,0 %.), canteen (18,9 %). Conclussion. The reasearch doesn‘t indicate relationship between safetly of school... [to full text]

Thesis (M.A. (Criminology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2020 / Campus safety is an important part of a student’s overall university experience. However, safety and security are an issue that institutions of higher learning have to deal with and address within their campuses. The focus of this study was to explore students’ safety at the Universities of Limpopo (UL) and Venda (UNIVEN). This study adopted an exploratory triangulation approach. A triangulation design was implemented to allow the researcher the opportunity to collect qualitative and quantitative data and thereafter, integrate the results in the interpretation stage. For triangulation purposes, data was collected using interviews and a self-administered questionnaire. For the qualitative phase of the research (phase I), twenty face to face interviews were conducted and for the quantitative phase (phase II), eight hundred and nineteen respondents responded to the questionnaire. This study employed Routine Activities Theory (RAT) to discuss the findings. Some of the findings were that the majority of female students who reside off-campus were fearful of being victimised. More female students than males were more concerned of sexual harassment and rape. These criminal incidents were statistically significant. The study further reveals that a lack of sufficient lighting, alcohol and illicit drugs, campus camera surveillance, crime reporting, and the visibility of emergency phones are some of the contributing factors associated with students victimisations. There are no visible police patrolling around the campuses of UL and UNIVEN. The majority of the students do not report their victimisation to the police or campus authorities. Furthermore, this study reveals that there is no relationship between gender and the perception of safety. However, age and level of study have a relationship to the perception of safety and were statistically significant. Based on these findings, crime awareness campaigns, visibility of police patrolling around the campus, and the police should work closely with the University authority.

Detta utvecklingsinriktade arbete fokuserar på elevers lunchraster. Rasten tolkar vi som barnens fria tid under deras skoltid där vårt syfte med arbetet har bland annat varit att skapa en tryggare lunchrast för eleverna och öka deras inflytande över rastaktiviteterna. Genom att organisera strukturerade rastaktiviteter för eleverna vill vi även erbjuda eleverna en bredare variation av aktiviteter under deras rast som utgår från deras egna intressen och behov. Genom att strukturera rastaktiviteter under elevernas rast, som utgår från elevernas egna förslag men som är planerade och organiserade av lärare, så får eleverna möjlighet till ett ökat inflytande över deras rast. Den strukturerade rastaktiviteten är en frivillig aktivitet för eleverna att delta i. Den erbjöds under elevernas lunchrast. Eftersom aktiviteterna har varit frivilliga att delta i, så utgår vi från att lärandet från aktiviteterna har varit situationsstyrt men också grupporienterat då eleverna väljer att delta samt lär dem sig tillsammans med andra genom lek. Inledningsvis knyter vi an till hur elevernas raster kopplas till fritidshemspedagogiken. Eleverna anses som centrala deltagare under arbetets gång då de bland annat varit med och fått bestämma innehållet av de rastaktiviteter som genomförts. För att identifiera vår utvecklingsbara fråga i verksamheten har samtal förts med fritidspedagogerna på fritidshemmet. Vi har fått ta del av skolans trygghetsenkät samt gjort en egen nulägesanalys över fritidshemmet som detta utvecklingsinriktade arbete har genomförts på. I arbetets syfte och mål förklarar vi vad syftet med arbetet är och vilka mål vi försökt arbeta mot under arbetets gång. Vi har genom tidigare forskning inom området fått fram väsentligt material som vi använde oss av under arbetets gång som utgångpunkter. Forskningen vägledde arbetet genom att kunna analysera och reflektera över de begrepp som var väsentliga till de aktioner som vi genomfört. Aktionsforskning var vårt val av metod som kom att knyta an det abstrakta med praktisk handling. De aktioner som genomfört är Trygghetkartor, Capture the flag, Fotbollsmatch samt Under hökens vingar. Resultaten av utfallen kopplade till trygghet ansågs som positivt då bland annat majoriteten av eleverna kände sig tryggare på flera platser på skolgården.

Thesis (MMed (Occupational Medicine))--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / Introduction Exposure incidents involving blood and body fluids represent a major hazard for medical undergraduates. Every medical teaching university experiences the problem of undergraduate medical students sustaining such incidents. Although Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) is readily available and accessible to medical undergraduates following an incident, continuity and quality of care extends beyond the provision of PEP. This includes follow up consultations after receiving PEP according to protocol. Study Design This study was performed at the Tygerberg Campus of Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa to assess compliance with follow up consultations following an exposure incident. The study base consisted of all the medical undergraduates who reported an exposure incident at the Campus Health clinic. Cases were defined as medical undergraduate students of Stellenbosch University who had reported an exposure incident between January 2007 and December 2011. They were identified using the clinic database and records. Influential factors associated with the exposure incident, including compliance regarding follow up consultations were obtained from standardised reporting forms and medical records. The data was analysed in 2 sections, a cross sectional component (descriptive and analytical) and a retrospective cohort component. Two student cohorts were retrospectively followed from the beginning of their 3rd year to the end of their medical curriculum (6th year). Results There were 280 exposure incidents reported in the study period, of which 174 were low risk and were 106 high risk incidents for which PEP was prescribed (37.86% used PEP). For those who had high risk exposures, 90.57% (n=96) attended the 6-week follow up consultation, 48.11% (n=51) attended the 3 month visit and 34.91% (n=37) attended the 6 month follow up visit. There was an increase in the number of exposure incidents from 2010 (n=43) to 2011 (n=76). Internal medicine accounted for the most number of incidents (n=68), followed by Surgery (n=51), Obstetrics and Gynaecology (n=44), and Paediatrics (n=42). Drawing blood was the most common reported activity associated with exposures. Of notable importance was recapping, disposing of needles and insertion of blood into sample tubes. These activities accounted for 63 of the 280 exposure incidents. The 4th year students were the least at risk for exposure incidents compared to 3rd, 5th, 6th years. The annual average cumulative risk of having an exposure incident was found to be 5.7% (95%CI=4%-8%) and 6.8% (95%CI=5%-9%) amongst the 2 student cohorts over the duration of 4 years (clinical exposure time). Recommendations There is an urgent need for the number of exposure incidents to be reduced, e.g. needle recapping and disposal, and insertion of blood in sample tubes cause numerous preventable incidents. Various other strategies can be implemented in order to reduce the number of incidents across all undergraduate years of study. It is envisaged that by reducing the number of exposure incidents, there will be a subsequent decrease in the number of individuals requiring PEP. The importance of ensuring compliance with regard to follow up consultations needs to be emphasized. Factors that lead to noncompliance need to be investigated in a separate study.