Browsing International Journal of Rural Criminology: Volume 4, Issue 2 (June 2019) by Issue Date
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Utilizing the National Incident-Based Reporting System to Further Our Understanding of Agricultural Theft
Osborne, Dustin L.; Swartz, Kristin; Stover, Andrew ( 2019-06 )Research related to rural offending and victimization, while increasing in recent years, is hindered by the difficulties associated with gathering quality data. This is particularly true for investigations of agricultural ... -
The Impact of Faba Bean Theft in Rural Ethiopia: To Dispute or to Reside Together in Harmony?
Zekiwos-Gichamo, Tesfanesh; Karltun, Erik; Tolera, Motuma; Chiwona-Karltun, Linley ( 2019-06 )Previous studies have shown that faba bean cultivation in Ethiopia has been abandoned, in part, because of widespread theft. In order to solve this problem, many rural and farming communities agreed to formulate by-laws ... -
"You shouldn't worry walking a block and a half to your car": Perceptions of Crime and Community Norms in the Bakken Oil Play
Ulrich-Schad, Jessica D.; Fedder, Michael; Yingling, Julie ( 2019-06 )The Bakken oil play experienced substantial population growth from oil and gas development over the last decade, resulting in disruption to social norms at the community level. We surveyed residents in a county in Montana ... -
Victimization and Fear of Crime in Rural Tanzania
Neubacher, Frank; Faße, Anja; Bögelein, Nicole; Grote, Ulrike ( 2019-06 )The article presents findings from a crime victims survey which was conducted as a household survey in six Tanzanian villages in the summer of 2016. The results reveal that the villagers have been victimized at a high rate, ... -
Editor's Introduction to Volume 4, Issue 2
Donnermeyer, Joseph F. ( 2019-06 ) -
The Impact of Road Networks on Crime Rates in Saudi Arabia
Algahtany, Mofza; Kumar, Lalit; Barclay, Elaine ( 2019-06 )This study examined the influence of the quality and extent of road networks on crime rates in both urban and rural areas of Jizan province, Saudi Arabia. We performed both Ordinary Least Squares regression (OLS) and ... -
Crime Risks and Rural Routines: A Theoretical Examination of Guardianship Activities in Rural Areas
Hollis, Meghan E.; Hankhouse, Shannon ( 2019-06 )There is a considerable and growing literature on routine activities theory (Cohen and Felson, 1979) and, more specifically, the guardianship component of the theory (e.g., Reynald, 2009; 2010). Much of this literature is ... -
"Crime-Talk", Security and Fear in the Countryside: A Preliminary Study of a Rural Irish Town and Its Hinterland
Pytlarz, Artur; Bowden, Matt ( 2019-06 )Property and violent crime against older people in rural areas have become recurring themes in media representations of rural Ireland. This is also marked in the closure of rural police stations which might exacerbate the ... -
Intimate Violence Against Rural Women: The Current State of Sociological Knowledge
DeKeseredy, Walter S. ( 2019-06 )Sociological research on violence against rural women quickly exploded on the scene in the latter part of the last decade. There is now strong international empirical evidence showing that rural women are at greater risk ... -
Easier Said than Done: Methodological Challenges in Exploring Prevalence of Mental Health Illness among Rural Jail Inmates in the United States
Rukus, Joseph; Kulkarni, Veena S. ( 2019-06 )A high prevalence of mental health illness among the incarcerated and has made jails one of the largest providers of mental health services, a purpose for which they are not equipped. Further research shows that failure ...