The long goodbye: a note on the closure of rural police-stations and the decline of rural policing in Britain

Robert Smith; Peter Somerville

doi:10.1093/police/pat031

The long goodbye: a note on the closure of rural police-stations and the decline of rural policing in Britain

Robert Smith, Peter Somerville

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This research note documents the recent controversy surrounding the closure of police stations in the UK between 2007 and 2012. It examines the statistics as reported in the press and discusses the rhetoric used in the debate to draw conclusions about how the closure of police stations will affect rural policing and rural crime.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	348-358
Number of pages	11
Journal	Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/police/pat031
Publication status	Published - 14 Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

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The long goodbye: a note on the closure of rural police-stations and the decline of rural policing in Britain

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