Ceccato, Vania.

Rural crime and community safety / Vania Ceccato. - First Edition. - xxx, 394 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in crime and society ; 18 .

Introduction -- Aim, scope and book structure -- Crime and safety in rural areas -- Definitions, theory, and research making -- Trends and patterns of crime -- Rural-urban crime trends in an international perspective -- The geography of property and violent crime in sweden -- Perceived safety in rural areas -- The nature of perceived safety in rural areas -- Perceived safety in swedish rural areas -- Crime in a rural context -- Farm crimes and environmental and wildlife offences -- Youth in rural areas -- Violence against women in rural communities -- Policing and crime prevention in rural Sweden -- Police, rural policing and community safety -- Prevention of farm crimes and crimes against nature -- Crime prevention in rural areas : youth-related challenges -- Challenges to preventing women abuse in rural communities -- The difference that rural makes -- Lessons from rural Sweden and looking ahead.

9780415856430 (hardback)

2015004168


Rural crimes.
Women--Crimes against--Sweden--Case studies.
Crime prevention--Sweden--Case studies.

HV 6791 / .C43 2017

364.109173/4