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This year the Biennial International Conference Criminal Justice and Security in Central and Eastern Europe is being held virtually (i.e., online) from 13-15 September 2021. The conference addresses contemporary challenges in the field of criminal justice and security by encouraging the exchange of the latest views, concepts, and research findings from criminal justice and security studies among scientists, researchers, and practitioners from all over the globe. The aim of the conference is to highlight new ideas, theories, methods, and findings in a wide range of research and applied areas relating to policing, criminology, security issues, and social control issues. Conference strives for joint collaboration of different stakeholders in developing knowledge and experience that contribute to more secure and safe societies.

NOTE: This conference is being held virtually. Participation is free and there is no registration fee.

Registration is open until 27 August 2021. To register please follow this link and fill out the form. To view the book of abstracts and programme please follow this link.

This NPR article discusses harassment that the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch in Custer County, Colorado has experienced. Regional and national news outlets have detailed allegations of the ranchers facing severe online threats, multiple instances of local harassment, and even armed trespassing on the property itself. This is an area of rural criminology in terms of scholarship that is under-developed, which may provide an opportunity for someone(s), somewhere in the world to initiate theorizing and research on this topic.

Below is information for two rural-related funding initiatives from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance to assist small law enforcement agencies in rural locations address the unique challenges these departments face in combating violent crime.

FY 2021 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative for Law Enforcement Agencies

Application Deadline: July 20, 2021, 11:59 p.m. ET

The Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative will provide funding to law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices committed to engaging in strategies to address the underlying crimes and criminogenic conditions contributing to clearly identified violent crime problems occurring in rural jurisdictions. All applicants that receive funding under this initiative are expected to collaborate with a training and technical assistance provider. For more information on the grant and its application, go here.

FY 2021 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative Training and Technical Assistance Provider

Application Deadline: July 20, 2021, 11:59 p.m. ET

This solicitation includes support for a rural violent crime training and technical assistance (TTA) initiative, with microgrants to be awarded on a competitive basis to small law enforcement agencies in rural locations. Grants are to support improved training and technology, expanded community-based crime prevention programs, and partnerships with victim service providers. This initiative is intended to improve communication and collaboration between state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve to address the unique criminal justice challenges in rural areas.

The organization awarded under this solicitation would be expected to provide TTA services for the site-based awardees receiving funding under the Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative. For more information on the grant and its application, go here.

Date: March 18, 2021

Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Austraiian Eastern Summer Time)

Location: Online via Zoom

About the John Barry Memorial Lecture

The Honourable Sir John Vincent William Barry, Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1947, and Foundation Chairman of The Board of Studies in Criminology at the University of Melbourne from 1951, was a distinguished graduate of this University. Sir John did much to stimulate the growth of the study of Criminology, not only at this University, but also throughout Australia and abroad. Each year, the John Barry Memorial Lecture seeks to inform and educate on topics of criminological significance, continuing Sir John’s commitment to criminological research.

Join Zoom webinar from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: https://unimelb.zoom.us/j/81580682045?pwd=dWdCTkhkS3pUZkR1ZWdHYmE0aENYUT09

The passcode, if prompted, is 345771

System requirement:
Zoom 3.0 or higher is required to join the webinar. You can download it from https://unimelb.zoom.us/download Apple App Store or Google Play.

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Join from a dial-in phone

Dial: +61 2 8015 2088
Webinar ID: 815 8068 2045
International numbers available: https://unimelb.zoom.us/u/kekj4CTfmo 

Zoominar Presentation on 17 March 2021 at 5pm (Sydney time)

The theme is ‘Legal Development Paths for Food, New Food and Food Innovations: Challenges and Proposals for Food Security from a Regional, Rural and Remote Law and Policy Perspective’.

The Zoominar session is organised by the committee members of International Journal of RRR Law and Policy Working Group, and is chaired by Dr Sharl Marimuthu, the Chief Editor of the Journal.

Their goal is to shine a light on this often spoken yet left uncovered and undiscovered topic. Selected presentation will be featured in the International Journal of RRR (Regional, Rural and Remote) Law and Policy, (formerly known as International Journal of Rural Law and Policy), the only Australian journal dedicated primarily to the research of regional rural and remote law and policy issues.

If you are interested in attending at this Zoominar, Please contact Dr Sharl Marimuthu at
ijrrrlawandpolicy@une.edu.au

Speakers:
1. Keynote: Dr Siva Barathi (Sharl) Marimuthu
2. Dr. Anu Lähteenmäki-Uutela – Homo Sapiens Regulating Food Assortments
3. Prof Marcia Leuzinge – Impact of Farming on Biodiversity Loss in Brazil
4. Puan Murshamshul – Impact of COVID 19 on Food Security Policy in Malaysia
5. Assoc Prof Dr Sheela Jayabalan – Old or New Food, Its time for a Better Food Regulation for Insects as Food in Malaysia

Southern Methodist University has opened a post-doc position in rural criminal justice! In the position, the post-doctoral fellow will perform research into criminal justice systems in small, tribal, and rural (STAR) communities. As described in the job announcement, the fellow will lead the implementation of a mixed-methods research project titled “Country Justice.” Launching in the state of Texas, the project aims to (1) Collect and analyze publicly available data about rural criminal justice systems statewide to better understand the relationship between justice systems and geographic and cultural contexts; (2) Conduct case studies of rural justice systems; (3) Synthesize and publish findings for scholarly and practitioner communities; (4) Work with community partners to identify and investigate issues of local concern.

If you are interested in learning more about this position and its essential functions or would like to apply, please go to https://smu.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=ORG00000011&lang=en

This book is available to be purchased here.

The BSC Green Criminology Research Network will be holding on Twitter in January 2021. The deadline for abstracts is Monday the 21^st of December. If you are interested in taking part please email your abstract to Dr. James Heydon (james.heydon@nottingham.ac.uk). For those unfamiliar, a Twitter conference entails you communicating your paper in 6 Tweets over 15 minutes. You are then asked to be present on Twitter to answer questions for 15 minutes after posting these Tweets. That’s it. 

Please find more information here: https://spark.adobe.com/page/XwIs8as69CT6b/. 

The International Society for the Study of Rural Crime is pleased to offer the Joseph F. Donnermeyer Award for new scholars.  Details on the award and how to apply can be found here: https://issrc.net/awards/   

If you are a new scholar (early career researcher) or know someone who is and would be eligible, please do nominate. Nominations are required by 31 October with the winner announced in early December.

The flier can be downloaded below.

The next virtual ISSRC roundtable will take place on 20 October 2020 on the topic of “policing rural communities”. The formal part of the event will take 75 mins, and then a chance for extra conversation. It will be moderated by Jessica Peterson, and will feature Tori Heaney, Cameron Whiteside, Christian Mouhanna and Alan Dron. All are leaders in policing policy and practice. See linked flier below – we would both welcome your attendance and participation, and also promotion of the event to colleagues and through your networks.  

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/issrc-roundtable-policing-rural-communities-tickets-120899326139

More details at: https://issrc.net/policing-rural-communities-roundtable-2o-october-2020/