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 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026
Editorial/editor
Introduction to Volume 10, Issue 2
Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Alistair Harkness, Jessica René Peterson and Kyle Mulrooney
In Memoriam: Dr. David N. Falcone (1945-2026)
Ralph Weisheit
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • vii-viii
Articles
Victims of Livestock Theft: Forsaken Entities and Discounted Voices
Cecili Doorewaard and Merlyn Barkhuizen
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • 266-289
Challenges of Livestock Theft Prevention in Rural South Africa: The Case of the Giyani Policing Area, Limpopo Province
Witness Maluleke and Willie Clack
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • 290-310
Laying the Policy and Strategic Foundations for Protecting the Rhinoceros’ Population in South Africa (2010-2014)
Anthony Minnaar and Friedo J.W. Herbig
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • 333-345
Explaining Illegal Hunting and the (Il-)legal Wildlife Trade: Theoretical Framework and Future Research
Job Avelino Lohmann and Frank Neubacher
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • 346-367
Environmental Victimisation in Rural Mining Communities: A Criminological Study of Opencast Blasting Effects in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo Province
Thabang Joy Bogopa and Kholofelo Rakubu
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • 368-381
From a Victim to Offender: Consequences of Domestic Violence Amongst Rural Residents of Seshego Policing Area, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Chuene Lonia Maswanganye, Witness Maluleke and Olinda Ruth Chabalala
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • 382-403
Witchcraft Accusations in Rural South Africa: A Human Rights and Legislative Review
Mandlenkosi Richard Mphatheni, Moupo Wilson Rachekhu, Phulusopfano Emmanuel Makhado and Lesego Dubazana
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • 404-420
Post-modern Society and the Traditional Practice of Ukuthwala in South Africa: A Critical Literature Review Study
Lesego Dubazana, Mandlenkosi Richard Mphatheni, Phulusopfano E. Makhado and Moupo W. Rachekhu
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • 421-441
Plant Poaching in Central Appalachia: Views from the Field
McKinley Bowers, Dustin L. Osborne, Bradley Edwards and Chris Rush
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • 498-523
More Similar than Different? Perceptions of Procedural Justice in Rural and Urban Context in Missouri After Ferguson
Eileen E. Avery and Katelynn Towne
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • 524-557
Reviews
A review of Rural Crime in Africa Edited by Emmanuel Bunei and Willie Clack
Adetunji Sanjo Olanrewaju
2026-09-25 Volume 10 • Issue 2 • 2026 • September 2026 • 558-570