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Concern About Crime Among Montana Farmers and Ranchers 1
Author(s) -
Saltiel John,
Gilchrist Jack,
Harvie Robert
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
rural sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.083
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1549-0831
pISSN - 0036-0112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1992.tb00478.x
Subject(s) - law enforcement , enforcement , criminology , violent crime , rural area , demographic economics , socioeconomics , geography , political science , psychology , sociology , economics , law
The effects of previous victimization, distance from law enforcement and neighbors, and sufficiency of police patrols on fear of crime are estimated using data from Montana farmers and ranchers. Victimization has the strongest direct effect. Distance from police and neighbors seems to heighten sensitivity to lesser police patrol activity in isolated areas, which in turn increases concern about criminal victimization. Fear of crime in rural farm areas reflects, in part, the spatial arrangements and related consequences of living in these regions.