Policing Farm Crime: An Exploratory Study of Agricultural Crime Units
Journal: Digital Commons - East Tennessee State University (East Tennessee State University)
Year: 2020

The purpose of this study was to explore the practices, perceptions, and operations of agricultural crime units. To date, there has been little research conducted on policing agricultural crimes and no known research on units specializing in investigating them. The study utilizes data gathered from qualitative interviews with agricultural crime investigators across several states to fill this gap in the literature. The results allow for an examination of the fundamental practices of agricultural