Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Crime in Wabaunsee Township,
Wabaunsee County, Kansas 1858-1921
Title
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Crime in Wabaunsee Township,
Wabaunsee County, Kansas 1858-1921
Wabaunsee County, Kansas 1858-1921
Subject
Rural Crime
Description
This study uses two Justice of the Peace record books to correlate patterns in early Wabaunsee Co., crime rates with major regional and national events. The results of this study show spikes in crime rates following events that put strain on the United States economically and socially. These spikes show economic and social stress in an area that otherwise had relatively low amounts crime.
Creator
Aaron Melby
Publisher
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Date
Spring 2012
Rights
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Relation
Kansas State University, Department of History
Format
pdf
Type
Document
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Collection
Citation
Aaron Melby, “Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Crime in Wabaunsee Township,
Wabaunsee County, Kansas 1858-1921,” Chapman Center Research Collections, accessed February 9, 2023, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/219.
Wabaunsee County, Kansas 1858-1921,” Chapman Center Research Collections, accessed February 9, 2023, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/219.