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Police Chiefs Serving Small and Rural Municipalities: Profiles and Concerns

Description
Presents a profile of police chiefs and departments in small and rural Pennsylvania municipalities and compares rural and urban departments. Analyzes concerns of rural Pennsylvania police chiefs, including domestic violence, illicit drug use, human trafficking, school safety, and mental health needs for themselves and for the citizens with whom they interact. Includes statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s)
Jennifer C. Gibbs
Date
08/2021
Type
Document
Organization
Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Tagged as
Abuse and violence · Criminal justice system · Illicit drug use · Mental health · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania

Organizations (1)