Rural Criminology in Global Perspective

Matt Bowden is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Technological University Dublin and adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of New England.Gorazd Meško is Professor of Criminology and Head of the Criminology Chair at the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security at the University of Maribor.

• 1. Rural Criminology: State of the Art on the World’s Continents: Introduction – Matt Bowden and Gorazd Meško2. Rural Criminology Studies in Africa: Geographical Status – Willie Clack and Emmanuel Bunei3. Freeze Outs and Meltdowns in Antarctica: Harms, Transgressions and Conflicts in the Southern Continent – Rebecca Kaiser and Rob White4. Rural Criminology in Asia – Zahidul Islam and Qingli Meng5. Rural Criminology in Europe – Gorazd Meško, Matt Bowden and Katja Eman6. The Status of Rural Crime Studies in North America – Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Walter DeKeseredy and Wendell C. Wallace7. ‘Oceanic Criminology’ and Rural Access to Justice Across the Pacific – Alistair Harkness, Danielle Watson and Kyle Mulrooney8. Rural Criminology in South America: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Prospects on Crime and Justice – Monica Perez Trujillo and Vania Ceccato9. Rural Criminology in Global Perspective: Emerging Themes – Matt Bowden and Gorazd Meško

"Rural Criminology in Global Perspective offers the most comprehensive investigation and authoritative source to date on the criminology of rural spaces. The editors have collected a fascinating set of interdisciplinary studies spanning across all seven continents, including Antarctica. Meticulously researched, the collection offers a unique analysis of crime and criminal justice approaches in rural spaces across the world. This compelling anthology on rural criminology is a must read for academics, researchers, students and practitioners alike." Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich, Michigan State University