Advances in Rural Criminology II

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

Rural criminology has gained increasing attention as scholars and practitioners recognize the unique crime patterns, justice challenges, and social dynamics shaping rural communities. This panel brings together experts to discuss recent theoretical, methodological, and policy advancements in the field. Topics include environmental pollution, restorative justice and fear of deportation, violence in areas on the rural-urban continuum, and a discussion of international, interdisciplinary and non-urban-centric approaches to sustainable crime prevention. Each presenter will discuss data, methods, results, and the practical and theoretical implications of their research.

Sub Unit

• Area IV. Correlates of Crime / 30. Neighborhoods and Communities

Individual Presentations

• Toward Environmental Justice: A Gendered Analysis of Environmental Pollution in Michigan (Rural) - Ojonimi Salihu, Western Michigan University

• Restorative Justice and Fear of Deportation: When the Lawbreaker Is the Victim and the Offender the Government - Roberto Velasquez, Northern New Mexico College

• Spatiotemporal Analysis of Lethal Violence in Areas on the Rural-Urban Continuum - Duan Vilela Ferreira, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil; Vania Ceccato, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden; Caroline Mota, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil

• Systems Thinking for Sustainable Crime Prevention - Vania Ceccato, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden; Andy Newton, Nottingham Trent University

Organized by a Division or external group?

This thematic panel is sponsored by the Division of Rural Criminology