The impact of rural policing on the private lives of New Zealand police officers

Buttle, John; Fowler, Corrine; Williams, Mei Wah

doi:10.1350/ijps.2010.12.4.202

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“…The results of the present study suggest that the job of game warden takes a toll on family life. Research suggests that rural policing may contribute to problems with family life (Buttle et al, 2010). Describing the results of their study, Buttle et al stated: .…”

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Life as a Game Warden: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Eliason¹

2014

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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Although much research has been carried out on traditional police officers, little has been directed toward the study of game wardens or conservation law enforcement officers. The main responsibility of game wardens is the enforcement of wildlife laws. This research took a qualitative approach to data collection and examined job satisfaction of state game wardens in Montana. Data were obtained on the extent to which game wardens found the job satisfying, what were considered the best and worst parts of the job, if game wardens would choose the occupation again and stress of the job. The findings contribute to our understanding of the game warden occupation.

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Life as a Game Warden: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Eliason¹

2014

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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“…Since rural area policing has received less attention from researchers (Mawby, 2004;Schafer et al, 2009), many crime prevention measures have been adopted from the policing experiences in urban areas (Buttle et al, 2010). These urban-based policies are sometimes considered equally compatible with the rural context (Schafer et al, 2009).…”

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“…These urban-based policies are sometimes considered equally compatible with the rural context (Schafer et al, 2009). However, since policing in rural areas can be quite different from that in metropolitan areas due to their different geographical characteristics and the limited number of police officers (Buttle et al, 2010), rural municipalities must plan and implement crime prevention initiatives which fit their contexts.…”

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“…First, rural municipalities have limited resources available for crime prevention interventions. In the United States and New Zealand, research shows that the police in rural municipalities are underresourced, especially in terms of personnel (Buttle et al, 2010). In Japan, Takahashi (2016) argues that rural areas consist of an ageing population which exacerbates the problem of lack of available workforce and resources to undertake community policing.…”

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Using a Rural Index to Assess Crime Risk and Crime Prevention Behavior Across the Urban–Rural Continuum: A Japanese Case Study

Shimada

Suzuki

2021

International Criminal Justice Review

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The study proposes a new method of crime analysis combining data from multiple secondary data sources (census, open crime data, and social survey) to assess the risk of victimization and crime prevention behavior in resource-limited settings. Principal component analysis was performed on municipal-level census data ( n = 1,883) to generate a rural index that represents the ecological characteristics of each municipality across the urban–rural continuum. Multilevel logistic analyses were then applied to crime incident data ( n = 207,771) to assess the municipal-level effects on victims’ use of locks in motor vehicle and bicycle thefts. A linear pattern of victimization was found for bicycle theft (the risk was about one-thirtieth in the most rural municipalities than that in the most urban municipalities), while the pattern found was nonlinear for motor vehicle thefts. The analysis also revealed that victims in rural areas were less likely to have locked their vehicles before they were stolen than those living in urban areas. Using the rural index developed in this study, police forces can have a better understanding of crime problems in their jurisdiction across the urban–rural continuum. The study discusses the implications of the results for crime prevention and problem-solving policymaking in the urban–rural continuum.

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“…Rural police often work in isolation and are on call 24 hours a day (Bristow, 1982), and there exists, too, an ethical dilemma for rural police -to solve crimes in the rural community while simultaneously keeping the peace. Weisheit et al (1999) note that residents in rural areas are more likely to view officers as members of the local community first and as police officers second, acting as law enforcer but also being a local resident present in the community (Buttle, Fowler & Williams, 2010). This, Donnermeyer and Barclay (2005, p. 6) argue, creates a sense of "social isolation of the rural police in the local community" with rural officers considered more like social workers (Marenin & Copus, 1991).…”

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Farmer satisfaction with policing in rural Victoria, Australia

Harkness¹,

Larkins²

2019

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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Recognising that the impacts of acquisitive crime on farms are both economic and social, the Victorian Farm Crime Research Project is an ongoing endeavour to examine farm crime in Victoria. Specifically, the Project is considering attitudes of farmers and farming communities to criminal justice responses to farm crime; assessing existing policing practices and analysing alternatives; and determining a suite of strategies for prevention and control of crime against farms and for improvement of service delivery by the criminal justice system in Victoria. A quantitative survey of Victorian farmers was conducted between August 2017 and November 2018. This paper reports on and assesses results from the survey, providing results of parametric testing on a series of Likert scale questions which enable an analysis of farmer attitudes to rural policing, crime and victimisation. Overall farmers' attitudes to rural policing are generally positive. There is a perception, however, that the policing focus is not aligned with farming communities' priorities and that the police are under-resourced. Farmers who have been a victim of theft have less positive thoughts on police in the local area. People who are members of local community organisations have higher opinions of local police. It argues that there needs to be a synthesised campaign to build stronger relationships between police and farm communities, and that this can be achieved primarily through enhanced resourcing of local police in rural areas of Victoria and the resourcing of team of fulltime rural crime investigators.

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The impact of rural policing on the private lives of New Zealand police officers

Cited by 12 publications

References 19 publications

Life as a Game Warden: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Life as a Game Warden: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Using a Rural Index to Assess Crime Risk and Crime Prevention Behavior Across the Urban–Rural Continuum: A Japanese Case Study

Farmer satisfaction with policing in rural Victoria, Australia

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