Advances in Rural Criminology: Cross-National Perspectives on Rural Criminology

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel includes authors who have conducted international research on the topics of rural crime and safety. They are part of a large project that is led by Vania Ceccato and Alistair Harkness, in which researchers assessed rural residents' attitudes about crime and victimization, safety and fear, practices of policing and police trust, and crime prevention practices. Six of the research team members will present results from surveys in the United States, Kenya, Chile, India, Sweden, and Poland (including their data/methods, results, conclusions, and jurisdictional comparisons for each). All have contributed chapters to a forthcoming book that presents data and analysis for 17 jurisdictions across the globe, followed by comparative analyses of themes across countries/jurisdictions.

Sub Unit

• Area II. Perspectives on Crime / 8. Social Disorganization and Community Dynamics

Individual Presentations

• “Farmers' Perceptions of Agricultural Crime in Rural America” - Jessica Rene Peterson, Southern Oregon University

• Understanding Rural Crime Victimisation In Kenya: Views Of The Farmers. - Emmanuel Bunei, University of New England

• Crime And Safety In Rural Areas: The Case Of Biobio And Valparaiso Regions In Chile - Felipe Salazar-Tobar, Rutgers University; Alejandra Luneke, Universidad Alberto Hurtado

• Assessing Women’s Transit Safety In Two Rural Contexts: The Cases Of India And Sweden - Andrea Adams, University of the District of Columbia; Vania Ceccato, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

• Queering the Rural: Tales from Poland and Sweden - Vania Ceccato, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Emilia Bogacka, Adam Mickiewicz University

Organized by a Division or external group?

Division of Rural Criminology