TY - JOUR
T1 - Social deviance theories
T2 - Can they explain rural vandalism in the 21st Century?
AU - Poyser, Bethan
AU - Poyser, Samantha
PY - 2016/12/14
Y1 - 2016/12/14
N2 - Rural crime is a heavily misunderstood and marginalized area of criminology. In the United Kingdom in particular, there is limited scholarship on the issue and even less on particular types of rural crime, such as rural vandalism. With this in mind, this article reviews the applicability of five deviance theories to several forms of rural vandalism, through a less traditional lens that challenges criminological and rural norms. The article concludes by arguing that most of the theories examined are relevant to explanations of rural vandalism. However, it also emphasizes the need for a solid definition of rural crime, and an overall move away from the urban focus of criminology.
AB - Rural crime is a heavily misunderstood and marginalized area of criminology. In the United Kingdom in particular, there is limited scholarship on the issue and even less on particular types of rural crime, such as rural vandalism. With this in mind, this article reviews the applicability of five deviance theories to several forms of rural vandalism, through a less traditional lens that challenges criminological and rural norms. The article concludes by arguing that most of the theories examined are relevant to explanations of rural vandalism. However, it also emphasizes the need for a solid definition of rural crime, and an overall move away from the urban focus of criminology.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2160/44535
U2 - 10.1080/01639625.2016.1260382
DO - 10.1080/01639625.2016.1260382
M3 - Article
SN - 0163-9625
JO - Deviant Behaviour
JF - Deviant Behaviour
ER -
