Crime and the Countryside.

McGranahan, David A.

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ERIC Number: EJ359905

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1986

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Crime and the Countryside

McGranahan, David A.

Rural Development Perspectives, v2 n2 p2-8 Feb 1986

Attributes rising crime rates in rural areas to increase in incomplete or broken families, instead of factors such as poverty, race, or population growth. Discusses differences in types of crimes in urban and rural areas, characteristics of high crime counties, family structure and crime rates, and crime and population growth. (LFL)

Descriptors: Crime, Divorce, Family Problems, Family Structure, Influences, Marital Instability, One Parent Family, Population Growth, Rural Areas, Rural Environment, Rural Urban Differences, Socioeconomic Influences, Violence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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