The new normal of web camera theft on campus during COVID-19 and the impact of anti-theft signage.

IF 3.1 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Crime Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1186/s40163-021-00159-4

William A Chernoff

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Abstract

Objective: The opportunity for web camera theft increased globally as institutions of higher education transitioned to remote learning during COVID-19. Given the thousands of cameras currently installed in classrooms, many with little protection, the present study tests the effectiveness of anti-theft signage for preventing camera theft.

Methods: Examined web camera theft at a southern, public university located in the United States of America by randomly assigning N = 104 classrooms to receive either anti-theft signage or no signage. Camera theft was analyzed using Blaker's exact test.

Results: Classrooms not receiving anti-theft signage (control) were 3.42 times more likely to exhibit web camera theft than classrooms receiving anti-theft signage (medium effect size).

Conclusions: Using classrooms as the unit of analysis presents new opportunities for not only future crime prevention experiments, but also improving campus safety and security. Also, preventing web camera theft on campus is both fiscally and socially responsible, saving money and ensuring inclusivity for remote learners.

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新冠疫情期间校园网络摄像头盗窃的新常态及防盗标识的影响。

目的:随着2019冠状病毒病期间高等教育机构向远程学习过渡，全球范围内网络摄像头被盗的机会增加。鉴于目前在教室里安装了成千上万的摄像头，其中许多几乎没有保护，目前的研究测试了防盗标牌在防止摄像头被盗方面的有效性。方法:在美国南部的一所公立大学，通过随机分配N = 104间教室来检查网络摄像头盗窃，这些教室要么安装防盗标牌，要么没有标牌。相机被盗的分析使用了布莱克的精确测试。结果:未安装防盗标识的教室(对照)发生网络摄像头盗窃的可能性是安装防盗标识教室(中等效应量)的3.42倍。结论:以教室为分析单元，不仅为未来的预防犯罪实验提供了新的机会，也为改善校园安全提供了新的机会。此外，防止校园网络摄像头被盗在财政和社会上都是负责任的，既节省了资金，又确保了远程学习者的包容性。

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Crime Science Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

CiteScore

11.90

自引率

8.20%

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审稿时长

13 weeks

期刊介绍： Crime Science is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal with an applied focus. The journal''s main focus is on research articles and systematic reviews that reflect the growing cooperation among a variety of fields, including environmental criminology, economics, engineering, geography, public health, psychology, statistics and urban planning, on improving the detection, prevention and understanding of crime and disorder. Crime Science will publish theoretical articles that are relevant to the field, for example, approaches that integrate theories from different disciplines. The goal of the journal is to broaden the scientific base for the understanding, analysis and control of crime and disorder. It is aimed at researchers, practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in crime reduction. It will also publish short contributions on timely topics including crime patterns, technological advances for detection and prevention, and analytical techniques, and on the crime reduction applications of research from a wide range of fields. Crime Science publishes research articles, systematic reviews, short contributions and theoretical articles. While Crime Science uses the APA reference style, the journal welcomes submissions using alternative reference styles on a case-by-case basis.