Bristol University Press
6 The Status of Rural Crime Studies in North America
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Abstract
This first chapter of the state of the art of rural criminology in North America, examines key issues in rural crime studies in Canada, the Caribbean and the United States. Unfortunately, on this occasion it leaves out consideration of rural crime in Mexico and various Central American countries. Nonetheless, this chapter demonstrates the extent to which rural people and rural communities in North America are challenged by issues related to safety and security. Of particular significance for rural studies of crime in North America are problems associated with farm crime, violence against women and substance production, trafficking and use, and policing crime in areas with fewer people but large geographies. The chapter makes note of the fact that scholarly attention to rural crime studies has emerged over past the several decades, even as North America itself and most of the rest of the world has increasingly urbanised.
Abstract
This first chapter of the state of the art of rural criminology in North America, examines key issues in rural crime studies in Canada, the Caribbean and the United States. Unfortunately, on this occasion it leaves out consideration of rural crime in Mexico and various Central American countries. Nonetheless, this chapter demonstrates the extent to which rural people and rural communities in North America are challenged by issues related to safety and security. Of particular significance for rural studies of crime in North America are problems associated with farm crime, violence against women and substance production, trafficking and use, and policing crime in areas with fewer people but large geographies. The chapter makes note of the fact that scholarly attention to rural crime studies has emerged over past the several decades, even as North America itself and most of the rest of the world has increasingly urbanised.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Series Preface viii
- List of Figures and Tables xi
- Notes on Contributors xii
- Acknowledgements xvi
- Rural Criminology: State of the Art on the World’s Continents – Introduction 1
- Rural Criminology Studies in Africa: Geographical Status 13
- Freeze Outs and Meltdowns in Antarctica: Harms, Transgressions and Conflicts in the Southern Continent 37
- Rural Criminology in Asia 57
- Rural Criminology in Europe 84
- The Status of Rural Crime Studies in North America 108
- ‘Oceanic Criminology’ and Rural Access to Justice Across the Pacific 130
- Rural Criminology in South America: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Prospects on Crime and Justice 153
- Rural Criminology in Global Perspective: Emerging Themes 174
- Index 191
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Series Preface viii
- List of Figures and Tables xi
- Notes on Contributors xii
- Acknowledgements xvi
- Rural Criminology: State of the Art on the World’s Continents – Introduction 1
- Rural Criminology Studies in Africa: Geographical Status 13
- Freeze Outs and Meltdowns in Antarctica: Harms, Transgressions and Conflicts in the Southern Continent 37
- Rural Criminology in Asia 57
- Rural Criminology in Europe 84
- The Status of Rural Crime Studies in North America 108
- ‘Oceanic Criminology’ and Rural Access to Justice Across the Pacific 130
- Rural Criminology in South America: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Prospects on Crime and Justice 153
- Rural Criminology in Global Perspective: Emerging Themes 174
- Index 191
