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Peer reviewedKrannich, Richard S.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1985
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.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Crime, Fear, Population Growth
Loomis, Ralph; And Others – 1981
After preliminary problem identification, mailed questionnaires were sent in April 1981 to citizens (2,000 households) and 735 public officials in eastern Washington to identify and assign priority to five or more rural issues common to the Partnership for Rural Improvement (PRI) geographic region for purposes of forming regional task forces.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Change, Community Satisfaction
