大学生による小学生への地域安全マップ作製指導とその効果測定

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The present study tried to investigate an educational power of a local safety mapping activity by elementary school children to cultivate their abilities to avoid being involved in crimes. A same questionnaire that measures children's abilities to avoid crimes was administered to the children 3 days before and a month after their participation in making the local safety maps. Results showed that the mapping activity improved their crime-avoiding abilities, communication skills, and levels of attachment to the local community. Furthermore, the crime-avoiding abilities were maintained one month after their participation in the mapping activity. These results suggest that the reliability of the educational power of the local safety mapping and it makes children discriminate between dangerous and safety places in their neighborhood. Finally, it was argued that the future crime prevention in local community should be discussed from the stand point of the necessity of "social capital."