Country Comfort: Vice and Corruption in Rural Settings

This article provides an in-depth examination of rural organized crime. Organized crime studies traditionally have focused on urban criminality; this study discusses its rural form. Types of participants, patterns of criminality, and relationships with political and law enforcement corruption are de...

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Authors: Gaines, Larry (Author) ; Potter, Gary W (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 1992
In:Year: 1992
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:This article provides an in-depth examination of rural organized crime. Organized crime studies traditionally have focused on urban criminality; this study discusses its rural form. Types of participants, patterns of criminality, and relationships with political and law enforcement corruption are detailed. Although there are differences between urban and rural organized crime, it tends to exhibit some similarities regardless of setting