Controlling Criminal Activities for Peace and Security of University of Cape Coast Students Living in Hostels Outside the Campus

Abstract

In higher educational institutions, peace and security of people predominantly students, who reside on school campuses continue to be topical. The scant research on university students’ experiences in Ghana reflects a scarcity of literature on peace and security on Ghana's university campuses, where such issues have been overlooked. However, burglary and other sorts of criminal activities have put students’ academic, religious, and social lives in jeopardy on numerous occasions. As a result, the subject of campus peace and security is critical, and it must be addressed. The focus of this study is on students’ perspectives on crime and how it relates to peace and security on the University of Cape Coast (UCC) campus. The findings revealed that students are dissatisfied with the overall security on campus, particularly in the communities surrounding the University, using a qualitative approach that used a descriptive study design to obtain a comprehensive picture of students' perceptions about their peace and security in the communities surrounding the University. The study recommends that, if University of Cape Coast management builds more halls of residence, improves the security system in the communities surrounding the University, and provides logistics to campus security agencies, intensifies security presence in the communities surrounding the University as well as ensures that private hostel managements provide adequate security measures in their hostels, it will be sure ways to ensure peace and security of students residing in the communities surrounding University of Cape Coast.