TY - GEN
T1 - Reporting on-campus crime online
T2 - 39th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS'06
AU - Iriberri, Alicia
AU - Leroy, Gondy
AU - Garrett, Nathan
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - National surveys demonstrate that millions of crimes go unreported in the United States, Several reasons may contribute to this lack of reporting and we are investigating these potential reasons and how they may be addressed. We are developing an online system that provides an anonymous and secure mechanism for both victims and witnesses to report crimes to police. The system is being implemented and tested on a university campus. Potential users (i.e., students, staff) were surveyed to determine their intent to use the system. Respondents claimed to report crimes already, which is in contrast with the findings from the national surveys. Our respondents found the online system useful, accessible, and safe to report crime, but the type of crime and the urgency of response is a determinant in the decision to use the system versus reporting it to a live person.
AB - National surveys demonstrate that millions of crimes go unreported in the United States, Several reasons may contribute to this lack of reporting and we are investigating these potential reasons and how they may be addressed. We are developing an online system that provides an anonymous and secure mechanism for both victims and witnesses to report crimes to police. The system is being implemented and tested on a university campus. Potential users (i.e., students, staff) were surveyed to determine their intent to use the system. Respondents claimed to report crimes already, which is in contrast with the findings from the national surveys. Our respondents found the online system useful, accessible, and safe to report crime, but the type of crime and the urgency of response is a determinant in the decision to use the system versus reporting it to a live person.
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U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2006.416
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2006.416
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33749586165
SN - 0769525075
SN - 9780769525075
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
SP - 82a
BT - Proceedings of the 39th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS'06
Y2 - 4 January 2006 through 7 January 2006
ER -