Rural criminal justice organizations have been overlooked by researchers and underfunded in the United States, exacerbating problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Access to victims’ services has been a longstanding issue in rural communities, but has become more difficult due to stay-at-home orders and changes in daily activities. Requirements such as social distancing, necessitated by COVID-19, have increased the risk of domestic violence and rural service providers are less prepared than those in more populated areas. Rural law enforcement agencies, on the other hand, have traditionally operated with smaller budgets and staffs—conditions that have complicated the response to the unprecedented event. Many of the recommended practices for policing during a pandemic have been more applicable to larger urban and suburban departments with more resources and officers extended across many units. The strain on rural victims’ services and law enforcement has been felt only a few months into the coronavirus pandemic, while the long-term effects are not yet known.

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COVID-19 大流行期间的农村受害情况和治安。


在美国，农村刑事司法组织一直被研究人员忽视，而且资金不足，加剧了冠状病毒大流行造成的问题。获得受害者服务一直是农村社区长期存在的问题，但由于居家令和日常活动的变化，这一问题变得更加困难。 COVID-19 带来的社交距离等要求增加了家庭暴力的风险，而农村服务提供者的准备程度低于人口稠密地区的服务提供者。另一方面，农村执法机构历来以较少的预算和人员运作，这使得对这一前所未有的事件的反应变得复杂。大流行期间警务工作的许多建议做法更适用于较大的城市和郊区部门，这些部门拥有更多的资源和遍布多个部门的警员。冠状病毒大流行仅几个月后，农村受害者的服务和执法就感受到了压力，而长期影响尚不清楚。