Social Deviance Theories

Can They Explain Rural Vandalism in the Twenty-First Century

Bibliographic Data

ID2153012
AuthorsBethan Poyser (Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, England), Sam Poyser (0000-0002-2074-9372, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume39
Issue1
Pages35-45
Publication date2018-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.2016.1260382
OpenAlexW2564786740
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited61

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

Criminology · Deviance (statistics · Sociology · Statistics · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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