| This research study investigated the underlying causes and remedies for college campus violence in order to increase faculty safety. The purpose of the study was to see if there is a relationship between faculty satisfaction, personal safety on campus, and campus security foot patrol and to qualify how the essence of the lived experience of campus violence affected the lives of faculty members. Guided by Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory which holds that human beings are motivated by their physical, safety, belonging, love, esteem, and self-actualization needs, this study examined how those needs can influence college campus violence. Key research questions asked if there was a relationship between faculty satisfaction, their personal safety on campus, frequency which they walk alone on campus, and foot patrol security and how faculty member's lives have changed as a result of campus violence. Using SPSS moderated multiple regression in a mixed-method convergent parallel correlational and phenomenological designs, 17 in-depth interviews, modified 35-item questionnaire with responses from 166 predominantly American professors, data was analyzed and coded into categories based on their responses. The results of the study indicated that the Null Hypothesis 1 (H01) was retained and college campus violence did not deter professors from teaching. Recommendations for further research include zero-tolerance policies, college campus security, sexual harassment, stalking behaviors, and the presence of fire arms on college campuses, safety benefits of online classes and virtual universities, college admissions restrictions and mental illness. |
