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We wanted to share with you a media release on farm attacks that was shared with us by our own Willie Clack in South Africa. This release comes mere days after Willie gave his elevator presentation at the latest ISSRC meeting on Sept. 3.

For those of you who were not able to attend, in his brief presentation, Willie informed us not only of the vital role of agriculture and the impact of associated thefts, but also the extreme violence that has been taking place for years in relation to farmers and their families. 

Hopefully, in the future, we can get him to elaborate on the topic in a recorded format because five minutes was not nearly enough time.

The media release can be viewed here.

We have updated the Upcoming Conferences page to reflect the most recent information available on the criminological events and conferences that were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Below is information on those that are upcoming in order of earliest arrival.

The European Society of Criminology (ESC) Conference

The 20th Annual Conference of the ESC that was to be held in Bucharest, Romania from September 9 – 12, 2020 has been rescheduled online for September 10-11, 2020.

The programme book is available for viewing. Please note that the times are listed in Central European Time.

Abstract submission is now closed. You can still register as viewer by filling in the linked form, no later than 3 September 2020. Please remember that all participants must be ESC members.

The most up-to-date information on these decisions is also available on the organization’s social media accounts.

COLLOQUIUM: SAFETY, RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND THE CITY

This colloquium will focus on safety issues in all settings but in particular in rural contexts. Attendees will assess how the on-going Global-Local transformations affect the everyday life of those groups living in most sparsely populated areas. This event will take place virtually on September 29, 2020 from 09.00-16.00 Central European Time.

This event is free-of-charge and will be held in English and Swedish.

To learn more about the event, including a schedule of events and keynote speakers, please click here. To register for the event, fill out this form.

The Division’s own Dr. Joseph F. Donnermeyer was featured on episode 18 of Säkraplatser-Podcasts with the Safe Places Network. In this episode, Donnermeyer reflects on the nature of crime in rural conditions in the United States and abroad as well as the importance of the size of communities and their social organization levels when referring to the short and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage you to listen to the episode and the others our colleagues with the Safe Places Network have created. Let us know what you think!

A new ‘Research in Rural Crime’ series has been created and will be published by Bristol University Press. The Series Editors welcome monograph-length titles that are jurisdictional specific or related to themes that transcend political and juridical boundaries, presenting outlooks on contemporary and pressing public policy issues relating to rural crime. Books in this series can be sole or joint authored, or edited collections, and should be between 60,000 and 80,000 words in length. To submit a proposal or discuss ideas, colleagues can contact the Series Editors whose details can be found on the flier.

On April 23, 2020, the Säkraplatser (KTH) campus in Stockholm, Sweden will be hosting the Colloquium: Safety, resilience and community: Challenges and opportunities beyond the city. The Division’s own Dr. Joseph Donnermeyer will be joining Prof. Richard Yarwood, University of Plymouth, and Prof. Susanne Stenbacka, Uppsala University, as keynote speakers. Throughout the day there will be a number of presentations that focus on safety issues and resilience, particularly in a rural context.

Registration Deadline:  April 17, 2020

Time: 09:00 – 17:00

Location: U1, Undervisningshuset, Brinellvägen 28A, level 6 (KTH Campus, Stockholm, Sweden)

Organized by Säkraplatser (KTH), University of Plymouth, and Uppsala University.

A PDF of the event can be downloaded below:

For registration and access to the preliminary program, please go to: https://www.sakraplatser.abe.kth.se/2019/12/06/save-the-date-colloquium-safety-resilience-and-community-23-april-2020/