Crime and Safety in the Rural - Lessons from research (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)

Criminology has until recently neglected the nature and levels of crime outside the urban realm. This is not a surprise as crime tends to concentrate in urban areas and the police directs resources where the problems are. Yet, there are many reasons why scholars, decision-makers and society as a whole should care about crime and safety in rural areas. This book highlights 20 reasons why crime and safety in rural areas is a topic of relevance. We attempt to untangle currently simplistic views of the rural by discussing a number of facets of the countryside as both safe and criminogenic, and more importantly, a hybrid place worth to be examined in its own right. We adopt the notion of a rural-urban continuum that captures the nuances of places of varied nature, spanning from remote and desolate spaces to accessible and connected environments of the urban fringe. Areas on the rural-urban continuum may be in constant transformation given local and global influences, which imposes challenges for policing and long-term social sustainability. Then, the book critically reviews a rich body of English-language literature in rural criminology that extends over more than four decades-a scholarship that has engaged researchers and practitioners in all continents. The books finishes with a discussion of the emergent research questions of the field, and offers implications for practice and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Criminology
Release date:	June 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Vania Ceccato • Jonatan Abraham
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	123
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-098289-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General
LSN:	3-03-098289-0
Barcode:	9783030982898

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