This timely collection crosses international boundaries to highlight criminological issues with a rural focus. Using a variety of different perspectives, the contributors offer lessons from research on rural crime, justice and security from the seven continents with a macroscopic perspective on issues of international concern.
The book identifies the global context in which rural crime takes place, presenting insights on crime prevention, safety and security to students, researchers, policymakers and practitioners.
Chapters 2 and 8 available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Table of Content
1. Rural Criminology: State of the Art on the World’s Continents: Introduction – Matt Bowden and Gorazd Meško
2. Rural Criminology Studies in Africa: Geographical Status – Willie Clack and Emmanuel Bunei
3. Freeze Outs and Meltdowns in Antarctica: Harms, Transgressions and Conflicts in the Southern Continent – Rebecca Kaiser and Rob White
4. Rural Criminology in Asia – Zahidul Islam and Qingli Meng
5. Rural Criminology in Europe – Gorazd Meško, Matt Bowden and Katja Eman
6. The Status of Rural Crime Studies in North America – Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Walter De Keseredy and Wendell C. Wallace
7. ‘Oceanic Criminology’ and Rural Access to Justice Across the Pacific – Alistair Harkness, Danielle Watson and Kyle Mulrooney
8. Rural Criminology in South America: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Prospects on Crime and Justice – Monica Perez Trujillo and Vania Ceccato
9. Rural Criminology in Global Perspective: Emerging Themes – Matt Bowden and Gorazd Meško
About the author
Rob White, Professor of Criminology at University of Tasmania, Australia, is pioneering the field of green criminology internationally, having published a number of books on the topic. His research examines three interconnected justice-related approaches to environmental harm: Environmental justice, Ecological justice, and Species justice.
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