Rural Criminology in Europe: Assessing the State of the Art

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Abstract

Capturing the status of rural scholarship and research in Europe is challenged by the linguistic and cultural diversity of the continent, together with differences in regional scholarly traditions. The chapter considers the state of art in rural criminology, the paper presents the scope and findings of research under four key headings: first reflecting on theorising in rural criminology; second by identifying traditions and impacts of studies of rural crime; third by focusing on studies and writing on criminal justice processes and institutions including policing, courts and punishment; and, fourth by scoping rural crime from the perspective and experiences of groups of rural people. Taking up the challenges identified by Meško (2020), the chapter discusses the need for attention on issues to do with migration, racism and hate crimes in rural areas, where there are glaring gaps in knowledge.

Authors

• Matt Bowden, TU Dublin

• Katja Eman, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor

• Gorazd Meško, University of Maribor