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Do Crime Alert E-mails Create a Heightened Perception of Danger?
CCTP505-06
Francesca Tripodi, Jonathon Winters, Lauren Burgoon,
Jacob Landis, Lewis Levenberg, Ian Smalley
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Problem
Public Safety Alert e-mails issued by Georgetown University’s Department of Public Safety may affect Georgetown’s student and resident communities’ perception of crime and danger in the neighborhood. These perceived notions of danger may be unnecessarily greater than actual crime rates in the area.
Disciplines
Social Psychology
Criminology
Disciplines Social Psychology focuses on the effects of social and cognitive
processes on the way individuals perceive, influence, and relate to others. (1)
Criminology is the study of crime through various means, including crime statistics.
Project explores the relationship between Social Psychology and Criminology by analyzing the relationship between crime and the influence that technological alerts have on fear of crime.
1. Social PsychologyBy Eliot R. Smith, Diane M. MackiePublished by Psychology Press, 2000ISBN 086377587X
Research Gaps
Social Psychology What are the motivating factors for joining or paying
attention to crime alert systems? Are perceptions of danger heightened by mass crime
alerts? Do mass crime alerts change people’s behaviors?
Research Gaps
Criminology What is the crime rate at Georgetown compared to
other campuses and neighborhoods in the DC Metro area?
How many crimes are reported through Campus Safety, compared to those reported to Metropolitan Police?
How do “hot spot” maps generated by students compare to police generated “hot spot” maps?
Research QuestionsSocial Psychology Criminology
Research QuestionsSocial Psychology
How do communications technologies generally affect the way individuals form their perceptions of safety, community, trust, and fear?
Criminology
Research QuestionsSocial Psychology
How do communications technologies generally affect the way individuals form their perceptions of safety, community, trust, and fear?
Do crime alerts generate fear?
Criminology
Research QuestionsSocial Psychology
How do communications technologies generally affect the way individuals form their perceptions of safety, community, trust, and fear?
Do crime alerts generate fear? Does long-term residence
matter?
Criminology
Research QuestionsSocial Psychology
How do communications technologies generally affect the way individuals form their perceptions of safety, community, trust, and fear?
Do crime alerts generate fear? Does long-term residence
matter? Are safety impressions
accurate, compared to actual crime statistics in the area?
Criminology
Research QuestionsSocial Psychology
How do communications technologies generally affect the way individuals form their perceptions of safety, community, trust, and fear?
Do crime alerts generate fear? Does long-term residence
matter? Are safety impressions
accurate, compared to actual crime statistics in the area?
Criminology
What affects a neighborhood’s crime rate?
Research QuestionsSocial Psychology
How do communications technologies generally affect the way individuals form their perceptions of safety, community, trust, and fear?
Do crime alerts generate fear? Does long-term residence
matter? Are safety impressions
accurate, compared to actual crime statistics in the area?
Criminology
What affects a neighborhood’s crime rate?
How does crime rates in neighborhoods compare?
Research QuestionsSocial Psychology
How do communications technologies generally affect the way individuals form their perceptions of safety, community, trust, and fear?
Do crime alerts generate fear? Does long-term residence
matter? Are safety impressions
accurate, compared to actual crime statistics in the area?
Criminology
What affects a neighborhood’s crime rate?
How does crime rates in neighborhoods compare?
Who are the victims and perpetrators of crimes?
Research QuestionsSocial Psychology
How do communications technologies generally affect the way individuals form their perceptions of safety, community, trust, and fear?
Do crime alerts generate fear? Does long-term residence
matter? Are safety impressions
accurate, compared to actual crime statistics in the area?
Criminology
What affects a neighborhood’s crime rate?
How does crime rates in neighborhoods compare?
Who are the victims and perpetrators of crimes?
What makes an area a “crime hot spot”?
Methods for Research
Social Psychology Criminology
Methods for Research
Social Psychology
Surveys and interviews to gather data
Close reading of crime reports
Interpretation of survey responses
Criminology
Methods for Research
Social Psychology
Surveys and interviews to gather data
Close reading of crime reports
Interpretation of survey responses
Criminology
Data collection through crime reports
Longitudinal analysis Geographical analysis
Sample Survey Questions• When you applied to Georgetown University, what was your perception of Main Campus safety?
□ Very safe□ Somewhat safe□ Not at all safe
• How often do you read e-mail campus safety alerts sent by Georgetown University?□ Always□ Frequently (more than half of the alerts sent)□ Occasionally (less than half of the alerts sent)□ Never
• If you do read the alerts do you:□ Read the body of the e-mail?□ Clink on the link provided for more information?
• Do campus crime alerts affect your decision about where to visit on campus?□ Always□ Sometimes□ Never
• Do you receive crime alerts from outside of Georgetown University, i.e. the Metropolitan police? □ Yes□ No
PSA 206 - Georgetown
PSA 304 – Howard University
PSA 504 – Gallaudet University
