Designing a Mobile Crowdsourcing System for Campus Safety

Tan, Elliot; Xia, Huichuan; Ji, Cheng; Joshi, Ritu Virendra; Huang, Yun

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Title

Designing a Mobile Crowdsourcing System for Campus Safety

Author(s)

• Tan, Elliot
• Xia, Huichuan
• Ji, Cheng
• Joshi, Ritu Virendra
• Huang, Yun

Issue Date

2015-03-15

Keyword(s)

• qualitative research methods
• community informatics
• human-computer interaction

Abstract

Safety on college campuses remains a dire issue. Current reporting methods are still cumbersome and include no enhancing social aspect. Given the unique opportunity that universities are required to publish their safety report logs, we conducted a preliminary data analysis of a university's safety report log. The analysis allowed us to detect relevant trends in reporting behavior, specifically pertaining to where, when, and how soon the community would report safety incidents. Motivated by these findings and by literature promoting interactive reporting systems, we designed a novel mobile app which aims to enable the spread of crowdsourced public safety information. This app allows for immediate mass sharing of self-reported safety incidents, as well as the opportunity for witness reporting. Feedback from a paper prototype interview study indicated that these qualities would facilitate increased interactivity among its user community, and ultimately promote awareness of campus safety.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2015 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Language

English

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