The Encyclopedia of Rural Crime

The key reference guide to rural crime and rural justice, this encyclopedia includes 85 concise and informative entries covering rural crime theories, offences and control. It is divided into five complementary sections:

• theories of rural crime;

• rural crime studies;

• rural criminal justice studies;

• rural people and groups;

• rural criminological research.

With contributions from established and emerging international scholars, this authoritative guide offers state-of-the-art synopses of the key issues in rural crime, criminology, offending and victimisation, and both institutional and informal responses to rural crime.

Alistair Harkness is Associate Professor in Criminology, Head of the Department of Social and Philosophical Inquiry and Co-Director of the Centre for Rural Criminology at the University of New England, Australia.

Jessica René Peterson is Associate Professor in Criminology and Criminal justice at Southern Oregon University, United States.

Matt Bowden is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Technological University Dublin and adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of New England.