Rural crime prevention – a literature review

Pod ruralno kriminaliteto uvrščamo vso kriminaliteto, ki se pojavlja na ruralnih območjih. Ruralna kriminaliteta tako kot urbana pomembno vpliva na prebivalce in ima veliko vlogo pri pojavu strahu pred kriminaliteto in občutku varnosti posameznika. Zaradi manjšega obsega raziskav na tem področju je diplomsko delo osredotočeno na pojavne oblike ruralne kriminalitete in spopadanje z njo. Prvi del zajema definicijo in razloge za pojav ruralne kriminalitete ter teoretični pregled policijskega dela v skupnosti, ki predstavlja pomembno vlogo pri spopadanju z ruralno kriminaliteto. Drugi del diplomske naloge predstavlja analiza ruralne kriminalitete v petih izbranih državah (ZDA, Velika Britanija, Francija, Avstralija in Slovenija) ter njihov način spopadanja s to vrsto kriminalitete. Rezultati vsebinske analize kažejo, da je ruralna kriminaliteta dokaj mlada veja kriminalitete, zato posledično to področje še ni raziskano v veliki meri. V ruralnih okoljih se kriminaliteta pojavlja v isti meri kot v urbanih območjih, zaradi svoje specifičnosti pa zahteva poseben pristop k zamejevanju. Čeprav so v empirični del zajete države z različnim kulturnim ozadjem, podatki kažejo, da se oblike ruralne kriminalitete med izbranimi državami ne razlikujejo. Delovanje policije in državnih organov se vse bolj usmerja v sodelovanje z javnostjo in poskus preprečevanja kriminalitete, še preden se le-ta zgodi. Delovanje je vse bolj proaktivno, tako v ruralnem kot v urbanem okolju. Pomemben korak v smeri preprečevanja ruralne kriminalitete in uspešnega policijskega dela so raziskave v tej smeri. Boj proti ruralni kriminaliteti bo uspešen le z ustreznim znanjem policije in ozaveščanjem prebivalcev.Rural crime is crime that takes place in a rural setting. Rural crime, just like urban crime, has an important impact on people and is an important factor in individuals\u27 fear of crime and sense of security. Due to the small number of research in this area, the diploma focuses manly on different types of rural crime and how countries respond to them. The first part of the diploma includes a definition of rural crime, reasons for its occurrence and the theory of community policing, which is an important part in managing rural crime. The second part consists of an analysis of rural crime in five countries (USA, UK, France, Australia and Slovenia) and how they deal with the situation. The results of the analysis show that rural criminology is a very young discipline, so there is not enough research yet. Rural crime is as common as urban crime, but it needs a different approach because of its specificities. Even though different countries are considered in the second part of the diploma, the results show that rural crime is the same in different countries on different continents. Police and government agencies work on their public relations and crime prevention. They act proactively in rural areas as much as in urban areas. The most important step in rural crime prevention and succesful policing is rural crime research. Rural crime can only be succesfully tackled with the help of proper knowledge of the police organs and awareness among the people