This study was initiated by the Resort and Commercial Recreation Association (RCRA) in an attempt to determine the feasibility of a national certification program for resort and commercial recreation employees. Current national recreation related certification programs do not adequately address the needs of current commercial recreation employers (Gladwell & Beeler,...
Studies on types and impacts of crime have indicated that crime and violent acts do occur on public lands and have negative consequences for managers of those lands and recreation visitors. It is important, then, to evaluate how to reduce or eliminate crime and violent acts on public lands. To...
Using a qualitative approach, the authors tested a crime
typology developed for tourism destinations in a U.S. National
Forest recreation setting. Specific objectives were to
classify the attributes of crime and violence, examine the effects
of crime and violence on visitor demand, and suggest
methods of prevention and recovery. A...
We examined the spatial distribution of crime incidents on USDA Forest Service lands using a geographic
information system and several spatial analysis techniques. Our primary objective was to examine
whether patterns existed in the spatial distribution of crime and to explore the relationship of patterns
to other geographic features using...
This study is the second in a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of USDA Forest Service law enforcement personnel of the roles, responsibilities, and issues entailed in their jobs. An e-mail survey was administered to the nine Forest Ser-vice special agents in charge (SACs) across the United States. All...
This is the third in a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of USDA Forest
Service law enforcement personnel of the roles, responsibilities, and issues entailed
in their jobs. An e-mail survey was administered to the 79 Forest Service patrol
captains and patrol commanders (PCs) across the United States. Seventy...
This is the fourth in a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service law enforcement personnel of the roles, responsibilities, and issues related to their jobs. An e-mail survey was administered to the 89 Forest Service special agents, assistant special agents in charge, senior...
This is the fifth in a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of the roles, responsibilities,
and issues entailed in the jobs of U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest
Service law enforcement and investigations (LEI) personnel. An e-mail survey
was administered to the 537 Forest Service forest supervisors and district rangers...
This is the synthesis of a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) law enforcement and investigations (LEI). Five groups were evaluated: four groups of employees from different positions within LEI, and a group of customers of LEI, the line officers of the...
Small-scale urban natural parks have the potential to contribute to the health and well-being of urban communities. Although recreation researchers have seldom focused on such areas, recreation research theory can be successfully applied to urban natural parks, especially if augmented by the application of social capital and social networks theory....
Using qualitative research methods we examined how group ranch privatization and settlement of individual Maasai households across the landscape have affected traditional livestock herding and social capital mechanisms of Maasai livestock herders. This process has altered decision-making processes, social networks, and cooperation of Maasai herders and limited access to water...
We report on user conflicts at six Hawaiian beaches, and compare the extent to which evaluations of coastal recreation conflicts differ among groups. This information can be used to help understand current recreation users at coastal sites in Hawaii. Exploratory factor analyses supported a multidimensional interpersonal conflict factor based on...