In view of reports in the media on the spate of crimes plaguing South African universities, a qualitative study was conducted regarding the experience of crime by students from one urban-based university. The research formed part of a group project in which fourth-year social work students each conducted five interviews with students who were not their friends. Consistent with routine activity theory, students who were interviewed appeared to be vulnerable targets with a lack of guardianship, who were preyed on by motivated offenders. The most common crimes included theft of laptops and cell phones, and robberies at their places of accommodation. In line with cognitive behavioural theory, the crime encounter had profound psychological, financial and academic consequences for students. Students endeavoured to cope with the trauma of crime by adopting a variety of cognitive and behavioural strategies. Students’ recommendations for enhancing safety included universities increasing security measures through increasing patrols and CCTV surveillance cameras, and students adopting self-protection measures such as walking in groups, being more vigilant, and not walking with headphones on. These recommendations for enhancing guardianship on the part of university protection services and police, coupled with self-protection strategies on the part of students, can potentially reduce the risks of students becoming targets of criminal offenders.

中文翻译：

---

“你带着恐惧去校园，带着恐惧回来”：大学生的犯罪经历

鉴于媒体上有关南非大学的各种犯罪事件的报道，来自一所城市大学的学生对犯罪经历进行了定性研究。这项研究是小组项目的一部分，该项目中，四年级社会工作专业的学生每人都对不是他们朋友的学生进行了五次采访。与常规活动理论一致，被采访的学生似乎是缺乏监护权的脆弱目标，被有动机的犯罪者捕食。最常见的犯罪包括盗窃笔记本电脑和手机，以及在其住所内抢劫。与认知行为理论相一致，犯罪遭遇对学生产生了深远的心理，经济和学术影响。学生通过采取各种认知和行为策略来努力应对犯罪带来的创伤。学生提高安全性的建议包括：大学通过增加巡逻和闭路电视监控摄像头来提高安全性，以及学生采取自我保护措施，例如集体散步，保持警惕和不戴耳机走路。这些关于加强大学保护服务和警察的监护权的建议，再加上学生的自我保护策略，可以潜在地降低学生成为犯罪分子目标的风险。学生提高安全性的建议包括：大学通过增加巡逻和闭路电视监控摄像头来提高安全性，以及学生采取自我保护措施，例如集体散步，保持警惕和不戴耳机走路。这些关于加强大学保护服务和警察的监护权的建议，再加上学生的自我保护策略，可以潜在地降低学生成为犯罪分子目标的风险。学生提高安全性的建议包括：大学通过增加巡逻和闭路电视监控摄像头来提高安全性，以及学生采取自我保护措施，例如集体散步，保持警惕和不戴耳机走路。这些关于加强大学保护服务和警察的监护权的建议，再加上学生的自我保护策略，可以潜在地降低学生成为犯罪分子目标的风险。