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5 Rural Criminology in Europe
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Abstract
This chapter surveys the range of themes that constitute the ‘state of the art’ in present rural criminology in Europe. Through this thematic lens, as opposed to an analysis of criminology in the regions of Europe, we map out the strengths, limitations, opportunities and prospects for rural criminology on the continent. We undertook a bibliographic review of rural criminology in Europe, first by searching the literature using Google Scholar with some simple and obvious search terms of crime, rural, criminology, policing, crime prevention, criminal justice, research and names of European countries. Publications in Web of Science, Scopus and JSTOR databases were automatically included. To organise the discussion, the chapter broadly adopts a thematic structure to capture writing on rural crime in various dimensions: criminal justice institutions, but with a particular focus on rural policing, and reflecting on theorising in rural criminology, based upon rural cases.
Abstract
This chapter surveys the range of themes that constitute the ‘state of the art’ in present rural criminology in Europe. Through this thematic lens, as opposed to an analysis of criminology in the regions of Europe, we map out the strengths, limitations, opportunities and prospects for rural criminology on the continent. We undertook a bibliographic review of rural criminology in Europe, first by searching the literature using Google Scholar with some simple and obvious search terms of crime, rural, criminology, policing, crime prevention, criminal justice, research and names of European countries. Publications in Web of Science, Scopus and JSTOR databases were automatically included. To organise the discussion, the chapter broadly adopts a thematic structure to capture writing on rural crime in various dimensions: criminal justice institutions, but with a particular focus on rural policing, and reflecting on theorising in rural criminology, based upon rural cases.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Series Preface viii
- List of Figures and Tables xi
- Notes on Contributors xii
- Acknowledgements xvi
- Rural Criminology: State of the Art on the World’s Continents – Introduction 1
- Rural Criminology Studies in Africa: Geographical Status 13
- Freeze Outs and Meltdowns in Antarctica: Harms, Transgressions and Conflicts in the Southern Continent 37
- Rural Criminology in Asia 57
- Rural Criminology in Europe 84
- The Status of Rural Crime Studies in North America 108
- ‘Oceanic Criminology’ and Rural Access to Justice Across the Pacific 130
- Rural Criminology in South America: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Prospects on Crime and Justice 153
- Rural Criminology in Global Perspective: Emerging Themes 174
- Index 191
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Series Preface viii
- List of Figures and Tables xi
- Notes on Contributors xii
- Acknowledgements xvi
- Rural Criminology: State of the Art on the World’s Continents – Introduction 1
- Rural Criminology Studies in Africa: Geographical Status 13
- Freeze Outs and Meltdowns in Antarctica: Harms, Transgressions and Conflicts in the Southern Continent 37
- Rural Criminology in Asia 57
- Rural Criminology in Europe 84
- The Status of Rural Crime Studies in North America 108
- ‘Oceanic Criminology’ and Rural Access to Justice Across the Pacific 130
- Rural Criminology in South America: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Prospects on Crime and Justice 153
- Rural Criminology in Global Perspective: Emerging Themes 174
- Index 191
