About this Journal
The International Journal of Rural Criminology (IJRC) is a peer-reviewed multi- and cross-disciplinary journal dedicated to publishing both theoretical and empirical work on rural crime and criminal justice issue throughout the world. It is a continuation of the journal of the same name, whose first five volumes were published in The Ohio State University Knowledge Bank. The journal now serves as the official organ of the International Society for the Study of Rural Crime; the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Rural Criminology; and the European Rural Criminology Working Group of the European Society of Criminology.
Volume 9 • Issue 2 • 2025 • September 2025
Editorial/editor
Editors’ Introduction: Rural Crime, Justice and Disaster: Impacts, Response and Recovery
Kyle Mulrooney, Alistair Harkness, Jessica René Peterson and Joseph F. Donnermeyer
2025-09-30 Volume 9 • Issue 2 • 2025 • September 2025 • i-xviii
In memoriam: Dr Christian Mouhanna
Alistair Harkness, Karen Bullock and Kyle Mulrooney
2025-09-30 Volume 9 • Issue 2 • 2025 • September 2025 • xix-xx
In Memoriam: Dr Rob Smith (1960-2025)
Joseph F. Donnermeyer
2025-09-30 Volume 9 • Issue 2 • 2025 • September 2025 • xxi-xxiii
Articles
Perception of Natural Disasters as a Threat Against Rural Communities in Poland
Emilia Jurgielewicz-Delegacz
2025-09-30 Volume 9 • Issue 2 • 2025 • September 2025 • 287-312
Pandillas Callejeras: A Qualitative Study on Texas- México Border Gangs in Semi-Rural Border Communities
Carlos Alvarez and Daniel Walter Scott
2025-09-30 Volume 9 • Issue 2 • 2025 • September 2025 • 313-350