Rural Policing and Social Control

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

Rurality can uniquely impact various aspects of policing and social control, as well as the ways in which researchers are able to access and conduct research in such settings. This panel includes recent research on policing and social control in various rural American communities. Specifically, presenters will discuss research on 1) interagency relationships among police departments in rural Pennsylvania; 2) rural social control of reproductive justice, healthcare, and service provision; and 3) the unique challenges and rewards of conducting research in rural regions of Oklahoma and Southwest Missouri. Each presenter will discuss data, methods, results, and the practical and theoretical implications of their research.

Sub Unit

• Area VI. The Criminal Justice System / 41. Police Legitimacy and Community Relations

Individual Presentations

• Regionalization and Interagency Relationships Among Police Departments in Small and Rural Areas of Pennsylvania - Jennifer Gibbs, Penn State Harrisburg; Jennifer Schally, Penn State Harrisburg

• "We can't really say that word out here...”: Grassroots Rural Social Control of Reproductive Justice, Healthcare, and Service Provision - Amy Magnus, California State University, Chico; Kiley Cope, California State University, Chico

• Navigating the Backroads: Obstacles and Opportunities in Researching Rural Law Enforcement - Rashi Shukla, University of Central Oklahoma; Melissa Smith, University of Oklahoma

Organized by a Division or external group?

This thematic panel is co-sponsored by the Division of Rural Criminology and the Division of Policing.