book: Crime and Policing in Rural and Small-Town America | Ralph A. Weisheit, David N. Falcone, ... ...

book: Crime and Policing in Rural and Small-Town America | Ralph A. Weisheit, David N. Falcone, ... ...

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	• Crime and Policing in Rural and Small-Town America Ralph A. Weisheit, David N. Falcone, ... Waveland Pr Inc, 2005 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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A Good Book but Needs Some Work

I used this as one of my textbooks in my Police Administration class at the U of M. We found it had some obvious errors however overall it was a good text for rural community policing policies and I would recommend to anyone working in a rural or small town environment.

While most researchers see the urban setting as being the only laboratory for studying crime problems throughout the United States, Crime and Policing in Rural and Small-Town America directly challenges this notion with an authoritative look at crime and the criminal justice system in rural America today. The assumption that rural crime is rare and comparable across various communities has led to incompatible theories and irrelevant practices. In order to transform this misconstruction, the Third Edition offers a clear outline of the definition of rural and provides a vital argument for why rural and small-town crime should be studied more than it is. The book also explores the individual nature of issues that emerge in these communities, including illegal drug production, domestic violence, agricultural crimes, rural poverty, and gangs, in addition to the training needs of rural police, probation in rural areas, and rural jails and prisons. Responding to rural crime requires an awareness of its context and how justice is carried out, as well as an appreciation of how features vary across rural areas. Understanding the relationships among crime, geography, and culture in the rural setting can reveal useful ideas and implications for crime and justice in communities across the United States.

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