There’s a new book that examines crime in boomtowns, Oil, Gas, and Crime: The Dark Side of the Boomtown, by Dr. Rick Ruddell. Ruddell is a professor in Justice Studies and the Law Foundation of Saskatchewan Chair in Police Studies. He has been conducting research on crime in boomtowns – and the responses of the justice system to the rapid population growth and industrialization associated with these booms – since 2007 and has written numerous articles on the subject. Ruddell says writing this book is consistent with the goals of the Law Foundation of Saskatchewan Chair position – with a focus on rural crime and responses to crime.