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Winners of the Joseph F. Donnermeyer New Scholar Award announced
The Executive of the International Society for the Study of Rural Crime were pleased to announce the inaugural winners of the Joseph F. Donnermeyer New Scholar Award at the AnnualGeneral Meeting in December 2020.
The award is named after and acknowledges the many years of work of our President Joe Donnermeyer – for his pioneering role with rural criminology as a sub-discipline, and for his strong and ongoing support and mentoring for emerging academics.
Each of the nominations received were excellent and the Awards Panel had a very difficult time determining the final winner, and so for 2020 the prize is shared.
The winners are:
Dr Kate Farhall of RMIT in Melbourne, Australia, for her rural work and article ‘Towards an integrated theoretical framework for understanding women, work and violence in non-metropolitan contexts’
and
Dr Willem Lombard from the University of the Free State in South Africa for his work and article (with Y.T. Bahta) ‘Economic impact and factors affecting sheep and goat theft in South Africa’
We look forward to following and supporting everyone’s rural work and congratulations to Kate and Willem!
Policing rural communities – Roundtable recording
On 20 October 2020, the International Society for the Study of Rural Crime – @RuCrimSociety – held an online roundtable focussed on “Policing Rural Communities”.
THE ROUNDTABLE RECORDING CAN BE ACCESSED HERE
Rural crime and criminal justice practices and responses face different challenges from those experienced in urban contexts. This practitioner-focused roundtable investigated challenges and innovations in international contexts on issues surrounding rural policing.
The event was hosted and moderated by Dr Jessica Peterson from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
The expert panel consisted of:
Detective Inspector Cameron Whiteside
State Rural Crime Coordinator, New South Wales Police Force (Australia)
Inspector Alan Dron
National Rural Crime Co-ordinator, Police Scotland
Tori Heaney
Farm Crime Advisor, Farm Crime Coordination Unit, Victoria Police (Australia)
Christian Mouhanna
Director, Centre de recherches sociologiques sur le droit et les institutions pénales (Centre for Sociological Research on Law and Criminal Justice Institutions)
We asked our panellists two key things:
- What are the key challenges for rural policing?
- What innovations are being deployed internationally to address these challenges?
‘POLICING RURAL COMMUNITIES’ ROUNDTABLE – 2O OCTOBER 2020
The International Society for the Study of Rural Crime – @RuCrimSociety – invites you to an online roundtable “Policing Rural Communities”.
Date and Time
Tue, 20 October 2020
5:20 PM for 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM AEDT
About this Event
Rural crime and criminal justice practices and responses face different challenges from those experienced in urban contexts.
This practitioner-focused roundtable investigates challenges and innovations in international contexts on issues surrounding rural policing.
This roundtable will provide an opportunity for participants to hear first-hand from four leaders in rural policing about work being done in both hemispheres to police rural crime.
We ask our panellists two key things:
- What are the key challenges for rural policing?
- What innovations are being deployed internationally to address these challenges?
Ample opportunity will be provided for attendees to engage with the panel.
Roundtable Chair
The event will be hosted and moderated by Dr Jessica Peterson from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
The Panel
Detective Inspector Cameron Whiteside
State Rural Crime Coordinator, New South Wales Police Force (Australia)
Detective Inspector Cameron Whiteside’s 31 year (24 years as a Detective) started in 1989 when he joined the New South Wales Police Force. He currently serves as the inaugural State Rural Crime Coordinator for the Rural Crime Prevention Team that covers approximately 95% of New South Wales. The Team supports Police Districts and Police Area Commands in the prevention and response to rural crime.
Inspector Alan Dron
National Rural Crime Co-ordinator, Police Scotland
Inspector Alan Dron has over 28 years in the police service, including the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency. He currently serves as the Rural Crime Co-ordinator for Police Scotland and ensures smooth operations of the Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) from his base at the Gartcosh Scottish Crime Campus. SPARC consists of key partnerships and organisations that work together to advance crime prevention and enforcement strategies in diverse rural communities.
Tori Heaney
Farm Crime Advisor, Farm Crime Coordination Unit, Victoria Police (Australia)
Tori, who owns her family farm in rural Victoria, has degrees in Criminology and Business as well as a Graduate Certificate in Intelligence Analysis. She currently provides high-level analysis, advice, and research direction for the Farm Crime Coordination Unit of Victoria Police. Victoria Police has a collection of more than 60 Farm Crime Liaison Officers (FCLO) across the state with expertise in investigating livestock theft and farm related crime.
Christian Mouhanna
Director, Centre de recherches sociologiques sur le droit et les institutions pénales (Centre for Sociological Research on Law and Criminal Justice Institutions)
Christian Mouhanna is a permanent researcher at the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) and Director of CESDIP (Centre for Sociological Research on Law and Criminal Justice Institutions), a major venue for the study of criminal justice and deviance in France. He worked for more than 20 years on the French Police Forces, including the French Gendarmerie, the courts and security policies.
The roundtable is free to attend.
However, if you are able to make a donation, funds will be directed to the ISSRC awards program for higher degree research students, early career researchers, and practitioners.
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