ABSTRACT
Inthischapterwehopetoclarifysuchcontradictions.Thenextsectionidentifiesthreekeyvarietiesofsmall-town/ruralpolicingandfourimportantdimensions ofcommunitypolicing.Therestofthechapterdiscusseshowthesedimensionsof communitypolicingapplytodifferenttypesofsmall-townandruraljurisdictions. Throughoutthechapterweseektodistinguishbetweencommonsenseapplications ofcommunitypolicingandillogicaldistortions.
