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The reasons that there was such a high level of lawlessness in the west can be split into five main factors: Geographical factors, political factors, social factors, economic factors and the values and attitudes of people in the west. The main geographical factor is the sheer vastness of the west. It was a large and mostly empty area and travelling was a difficult and time consuming process. Not only was the west mostly vast and empty, but at the time transport methods were slow so any judges or hired officials could take months to reach a town in the west. However, not only did the geography of the west hinder any forms of law enforcement, but it also helped criminals. Gangs of bandits who knew the countryside well could commit a crime in any given town then disappear from it without any risk of being tracked down by vigilantes or government...

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