ERIC Number: EJ1331310
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 15
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Examining the Effects of Passing a Campus Carry Law: Comparing Campus Safety before and after Georgia's New Campus Carry Law
McMahon-Howard, Jennifer; Scherer, Heidi L.; McCafferty, James T.
Journal of School Violence, v20 n4 p430-444 2021
Although there has been an increase in research on support for campus carry laws, few studies have examined how these laws influence campus safety. Using longitudinal data from a university sample, this study compares measures of campus safety before and after the adoption of a campus carry law. We found statistically significant increases in perceptions of campus as unsafe, fear of crime, lack of confidence in campus police, fearful conflicts, and carrying a gun on campus, but no change in violent victimization. Some changes differed for faculty/administrators, staff, and students. Also, in our exploratory multivariate analyses, we found that other factors could not explain much of the variation in changes in campus safety perceptions; these changes are likely due to allowing guns on campus.
Descriptors: Weapons, State Legislation, Campuses, School Safety, Victims, School Violence, Fear, Crime, Longitudinal Studies, Student Attitudes, College Students, Police School Relationship, Conflict, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, College Administration, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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