Victimización universitaria en la Región de Murcia. Factores de riesgo

  1. Francisco Caravaca Sánchez
  2. Faustina Sánchez Rodríguez
  3. Aurelio Luna Maldonado
  4. Rebeca Moreno Ballesteros
Journal:
Boletín criminológico

ISSN: 2254-2043

Year of publication: 2014

Volume: 20

Issue: 153

Pages: 6

Type: Article

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Metrics

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  • Social Sciences: C

Abstract

The university world is reflective of society where the university is located, and correspondingly its population is affected by different criminal behavior during the academic course. In order to delve into this problematic, in this study a victimization survey was conducted to 585 students at the University of Murcia, determining risk and protection factors linked to university victimization. 26% of students experienced some form of victimization, being alcohol or female sex risk factors for being victimized, and sports activity a protective factor for this phenomenon.