A. Rural versus Urban Police Departments & Policing B. Differences Between Rural and Urban Police Departments & Policing
A. The National Center for Rural Law Enforcement
B. Rural Crime Statistics & Rural and Urban Police Salaries
C. The Philosophy & Ideology of Rural versus Urban Policing
D. Rural and Urban Community Policing
E. Value-Added Police Services in Rural and Urban Areas
F. Technology & Rural and Urban Police Methods
G. Rural and Urban Police Department and Force Organization
A. Trends in Current Rural and Urban Police Departments & Policing
B. The Future Direction of Rural and Urban Police Departments & Policing
There are many differences between rural and urban police departments and policing. From obvious differences like a much smaller staff and the number of officers to more subtle ones, like officers who live in the town they work in rural areas as opposed to urban officers who often commute to the jurisdictions where they are employed. However, there are many similarities between rural and urban police departments and policing. For example, many rural police departments deal with issues similar in nature to urban ones, like departmental organization and administration, job requirements and training, relationship of police to other law enforcement agencies, and the services and functions of the department