About the 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.

Special Issues

In addition to ongoing regular issues, the IJRC will publish a special themed issue each year: we are open to any imaginative proposals. Proposals for special issues should seek to incorporate a variety of ‘voices’ and perspectives, such as by including practitioners, early career researchers and higher degree students.

Announcements

Volume 8, Issue 3 now released

2024-09-17

Volume 8, Issue 3 is now released. There are articles on victimization of farms in Nigeria, Great Britain and South Africa, plus articles about rural policing, probation officers and drug crime concentrations. Plus, there are two articles about the journey of a noted scholar into rural criminology studies and one from a rural criminologist's experience with defense of women in Kentucky who have been convicted of murdering their abusive husbands/partners. Finally, there is a rejoinder to a review.

Read more about Volume 8, Issue 3 now released

Current Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2024): September 2024
Cover for Vol. 8, No. 3 of International Journal of Rural Criminology.
Published: 2024-09-16

Articles

Policy and Practice: Notes from the Field

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