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 1 • 2025
Articles
Violence against Women, Religion and Health
Cynthia Baiqing Zhang and Mark Killian
2025-04-08 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2025 • 25-46
Investigating Agricultural Theft in Japan: A Qualitative Study of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives
Ai Suzuki, Mamoru Amemiya, Hideharu Kurita and Takahito Shimada
2025-04-08 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2025 • 77-104
The Prevalence and Toll of Goat Theft in Jamaica
Christine Moser, Kevin Crooks and J.S. Butler
2025-04-08 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2025 • 105-125
Policy and Practice: Notes from the Field
Rural Crime in Africa: Notes of a Webinar held on 8 May 2024
Willie Clack
2025-04-08 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2025 • 126-136
A Personal Essay: Reflecting on My Drift into Rural Criminology
Joseph Donnermeyer
2025-04-08 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2025 • 137-156
Editorial/editor
Editors’ Introduction: Volume 9, Issue 1
Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Alistair Harkness, Jessica R. Peterson and Kyle Mulrooney
2025-04-08 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2025 • i-iv