Iowa's Rural War Against Crime, 1920-1941
| Author: | Wertsch, Douglas | |
| Year: | 1997 | |
| Pages: | 260 | |
| ISBN: | 0-7734-8671-2 978-0-7734-8671-3 | |
| Price: | $199.95 + shipping | |
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A variety of approaches are included in this study of the nature, extent, and beliefs about crime in rural Iowa. Each presents a different facet of either criminal activity itself or responses made to real or imagined criminal activity within the state. Chapter headings include: Urban Bias and Rural Research; Iowa's Rural Crime; Rural Policing; Police Professionalization; State Involvement; Vigilantism; Subduing the Cornbelt Rebellion; and Conclusions