The latest issue of Rurality, Crime and Society is out now!

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The latest issue of Rurality, Crime and Society is out! Download it now!

 

As well as the International Society for the Study of Rural Crime and the Centre for Rural Criminology, the newsletter is supported by the American Society of Criminology – Division of Rural Criminology and the European Society of Criminology Rural Working Group.

This latest issue has been edited by Dr Ziwei Qi and Dr Artur Pytlarz, who have done an excellent job.

 

In the newsletter, you’ll find the following features:

Message from the editors
– Dr Ziwei Qi and Dr Artur Pytlarz

A tribute to Prof Rick Ruddell
– Professor Emeritus Joseph F. Donnermeyer

Message from the Centre for Rural Criminology
– Dr Kyle Mulrooney, Dr Alistair Harkness and Dr Jenny Wise

Message from Professor Joseph Donnermeyer
– President of the ASC Division of Rural Criminology

Latest news from the ESC European Rural Criminology Working Group
– Dr Kreseda Smith and Dr Artur Pytlarz

Three research features
– Dr Robert Smith introduces a qualitative approach to studying rural criminal enterprise
– Paige Bromley discusses domestic violence services in rural UK
– Dr Emilia Jurgielewicz-Delegacz discusses her rural research in Poland

News and Announcements
– Upcoming conferences
– New and forthcoming books
– Call for special issue editors for the IJRC

New newsletter out now – action packed times in rural criminology!

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The latest issues of Rurality, Crime and Society is out! Download it now!

InteCorn Field Under Dark Skyrested in rurality, rural crime, rural society – then this is a must read for you!

As well as the International Society for the Study of Rural Crime and the Centre for Rural Criminology, the newsletter is supported by the American Society of Criminology – Division of Rural Criminology and the European Society of Criminology Rural Working Group.

This latest issue has been edited by Dr Louise Nicholas from Loughborough University, who has done an excellent job.

 

In the newsletter, you’ll find the following features:

Message from the editor
– Dr Louise Nicholas Loughborough University

Message from the Centre for Rural Criminology
– Dr Kyle Mulrooney, Dr Alistair Harkness, and Dr Jenny Wise (UNE)

Message from Professor Joseph Donnermeyer
– President of ISSRC and the ASC Division of Rural Criminology

Latest news from the ESC European Rural Criminology Working Group Award
– Dr Kreseda Smith Harper Adams University and Mr Artur Pytlarz Technological University Dublin

Inaugural Winners of The Joseph F. Donnermeyer New Scholar Award
– Dr Kate Farhall RMIT University
– Dr Willem Lombard University of the Free State

Rural Criminologist Profile
– Dr Kreseda Smith Harper Adams University

Research Feature
– Professor G. Larry Mays, Mr William Sturgeon, Professor Rick Ruddell: “Rural
American jails: Hamstrung by the past and facing an uncertain future”

Book Feature
– Dr Alistair Harkness and Professor Rob White: “Rural criminology and the Concept
of Crossroads”

News and Announcements
– International Society for the Study of Rural Crime (ISSRC)

Awards Program

2021 meetings and forthcoming roundtables
– Members in the media
– Call for book proposals: Research in Rural Crime
– Call for contributions: Youth & gender-based violence in rural communities
– Event: Author Meets Critics. Woman Abuse in Rural Places
– Event: Virtual Roundtable Series on Sexual Violence and Rurality
– New books

Green Grass Under Dramatic Sky

Call for contributions to Vol.2 No.1 of ‘Rurality, Crime and Society’

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The International Society for the Study of Rural Crime (ISSRC) and the Centre for Rural Criminology jointly publish Rurality, Crime and Society twice annually. Responsibility for editing alterates bewteen the organisations. A big round of applause to Dr Jenny Wise for editing the two issues of Volume 1 in 2020, and an equally big welcome to Dr Louise Nicholas who is editing Volume 2 in 2021.

We welcome features on research projects; industry information, developments or partnerships; and/or researchers (or teams of researchers) engaging in rural crime research. Additionally, we are keen to highlight news items, employment opportunities, recent/forthcoming books/articles, upcoming events, and anything else you can think of relevance to rural crime and society. We have a regular profile feature focusing on a rural criminologist and a graduate student, please get in touch if you would like more information.

Typical research submissions are 2,000-3,000 words in length, however this is negotiable. Please contact Louise to discuss further. When using citations please follow APA formatting.

Please send through your submissions or any questions to l.e.nicholas@lboro.ac.uk before the close of business on Friday 5th March 2021.

Centre for Rural Criminology / ISSRC Newsletter

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The first issue of the newsletter of the Centre for Rural Criminology (based at the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia) and the International Society for the Study of Rural Crime (ISSRC) has been published… and it’s a must-read bumper issue!

You can access the newsletter here.

Amongst the many gems you will find in it is a feature essay from ISSRC President Joe Donnermeyer in which he nominates 12 ways to sustain the international development of the study of rural crime. It has researcher profiles, research features, news and anncouncements – and much more.

Special thanks in particular goes to Jenny Wise who edited the newsletter.