Social Deviance Theories: Can They Explain Rural Vandalism in the Twenty-First Century?

Poyser, Bethan; Poyser, Sam

doi:10.1080/01639625.2016.1260382

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“…This can lead to feelings of frustration from victims of marginalised crimes and police practitioners themselves (Mawby, 2016). Similar frustrations have been noted in relation to areas such as rural and wildlife crime (Nurse, 2013; Poyser and Poyser, 2016). Limited research thus far has observed that police practitioners have neglected heritage crime for decades (Kila and Bellcells, 2015).…”

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confidence: 52%

Police practitioners and place managers’ understandings and perceptions of heritage crime in Nottinghamshire

Poyser

2017

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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‘So you know, as daft as it sounds, if you’ve got a building, that really isn’t a priority, is it?’ Despite the wealth of heritage sites in the UK, the topic is a marginalised area of criminological study here. It has been argued that there is discordance between the concepts of ‘heritage’ and ‘crime’. One is holistic; the other set in the law. Through a programme of semi-structured interviews with ‘heritage place managers’ and questionnaires delivered to neighbourhood policing teams in Nottinghamshire Police, this research aimed to examine this clash. In particular, it aimed to compare and contrast heritage place managers’ understandings and experiences of heritage crime with those of police practitioners. It was found that the two groups differed markedly in this respect, creating feelings of frustration and stagnation for both. Such findings are of particular concern in the light of statistics which demonstrate that heritage crime is occurring frequently across the UK, and evidence that offenders are targeting new heritage assets and sites in response to changing legislation. Budget cuts, which continue to impact upon policing priorities in Nottinghamshire, further compound the problem. The conclusion of this article details the potential impacts of these findings and suggests changes relating to both the heritage and policing sectors.

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Police practitioners and place managers’ understandings and perceptions of heritage crime in Nottinghamshire

Poyser

2017

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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“…It was from the behaviour of the Vandals that theorist who emerged down their history in the 20 th century first coined the concept 'vandalism' (Bostani, 2017). The concept has since become commonly used by criminologists and social scientists, who categorise it as deviant human behaviour (Poyser & Poyser, 2016). For the purpose of this paper, vandalism was defined in the context used by Ceccato and Wilhelmsson (2012) who defined it as meaning "…a criminal offence involving damage to or defacing of property belonging to another person or to the public" Ceccato and Wilhelmsson (2012) went on to define those involved in the acts of vandalism as persons who destroy or damage "property, real or moveable, to the detriment of another's right thereto"a context the authors borrowed from the Swedish Legal Penal Code.…”

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“…In addition, vandalism in rural areas as a topic of research has not received much attention. This might be because of the perception that deviant behaviour such as vandalism has not been a common occurrence in rural areas, because rural residents are peaceful and interconnected units who avoid committing acts of crime among themselves (Cloke, 2006;Poyser & Poyser, 2016). In fact, Nurse (2014, in Poyser & Poyser, 2016 argues that "rural areas are likely to have stronger social bonds and higher levels of social control, which allow for social policing of potential criminal activities".…”

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Factors with significance on vandalism of on-farm infrastructure at the Musekwa Valley, Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Mafukata,

Moseki,

Khan

2024

IJRBS

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In some parts of the Vhembe District in Limpopo Province of South Africa, vandalism is becoming a serious problem, and solutions are not easy to find. Vandalism has had a variety of negative impacts on livestock farmers. A few studies have studied the concept of vandalism, but studies employing empirical models to determine the factors that are of significance to vandalism are conspicuously rare, if not absent. This paper investigated factors of significance to on-farm infrastructural vandalism in the Musekwa Valley of the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province. The study used a mixed method approach and collected data using a cross-cultural semi structured questionnaire instrument translated from English into the native Tshivenda. Data were collected from fifty-five (n=55) purposively selected primary participants who were interviewed using face to face approach. Additional data were collected through key informant interviews administered on purposively selected key informants (n = 4), focus group discussions were done, and transect walks were employed for observation purposes. A binary logistic regression model was fitted to the data, and the following factors emerged as significant to vandalism: age, gender, education level, ownership of cattle, exposure to information, household expenditure, and reporting of incidents of vandalism to authorities. It is recommended that a community-based approach is adopted to find solutions to the problem of vandalism, to avoid a top-down approach that residents might undermine.

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“…What is evident from this brief recount of some of the theories used to address vandalism is the focus on urban settings. Indeed, it has been argued that rural vandalism and rural crime as a whole are marginalized in criminology and it has been dominated by urban-focused approaches and theories (Weisheit and Wells 1996;Somerville, Smith, and McElwee 2015;Poyser and Poyser 2018). As such, it has been argued that the evaluation and applicability of existing, mostly urban-oriented theories in rural settings are required (Weisheit and Wells 1996).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As such, it has been argued that the evaluation and applicability of existing, mostly urban-oriented theories in rural settings are required (Weisheit and Wells 1996). Even in situations where such theories are applied to rural settings (see Poyser and Poyser 2018), the conclusions are that a solid definition of rural crime is required and that theories need to be expanded so that they are more applicable to rural contexts. By focusing on the policing challenges of one particular type of rural vandalism, we hope to contribute to the discussion of this type of behavior in less urban spaces and contribute to the developing branch of rural criminology.…”

Section: Vandalism In Criminological Theorymentioning

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Protecting a Broken Window: Vandalism and Security at Rural Rock Art Sites

Yates

Bērziņa

Wright

2021

The Professional Geographer

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The majority of the ancient rock art sites of the U.S. Southwest are located in rural locations that are difficult to monitor or police. These sites seem to exert a pull on humans, an attraction that not only provokes curiosity and wonder but also what can be classed as destructive responses or vandalism. Many crime control methods for reducing vandalism are based on traditional theories such as defensible space and broken window theory. In the case of rock art, however, these methods do not yield expected results and in some cases are even detrimental. Rural crime, including rural vandalism, as a whole is marginalized in criminology, which has been dominated by urban-focused approaches and theories. In the case of rock art, considering how security is approached and maintained ultimately leads to questions about human-object relationships with regards to crime and about object agency. By focusing on the policing challenges of one particular type of rural vandalism, we hope to contribute to the discussion of vandalism in rural spaces.

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Social Deviance Theories: Can They Explain Rural Vandalism in the Twenty-First Century?

Cited by 6 publications

References 48 publications

Police practitioners and place managers’ understandings and perceptions of heritage crime in Nottinghamshire

Police practitioners and place managers’ understandings and perceptions of heritage crime in Nottinghamshire

Factors with significance on vandalism of on-farm infrastructure at the Musekwa Valley, Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Protecting a Broken Window: Vandalism and Security at Rural Rock Art Sites

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