Rapid growth and fear of crime: a four-community comparison

Rapid growth and fear of crime: a four-community comparison

A survey of 441 adults from four small rural Utah and Wyoming communities exhibiting highly divergent population growth patterns indicates residents of energy "boom" towns do not report criminal victimization experiences that differ from those in "nonboom" communities, but they d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rural sociology 1985, Vol.50 (2), p.193-209
Hauptverfasser: Krannich, R.S, Greider, T, Little, R.L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Boomtowns
Comparative Analysis
Crime
crime protection
Crime/Crimes (see also Criminal)
Fear
great basin and pacific slope
Population Growth
Rural Areas
rural communities
Rural Development
Utah
Wyoming
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Zusammenfassung:A survey of 441 adults from four small rural Utah and Wyoming communities exhibiting highly divergent population growth patterns indicates residents of energy "boom" towns do not report criminal victimization experiences that differ from those in "nonboom" communities, but they do exhibit significantly higher fear of crime. (NEC)
ISSN:0036-0112
1549-0831