The Objectives

The focus of the Centre’s research is crime and other risks to the safety and security of rural communities. The Centre seeks to unite researchers, groups, practitioners and other end-users across Australia and internationally who have an interest in this topic. The goal is to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and exchange of concepts, ideas and knowledge leading to the development of novel research, new synergies, and highly innovative applied solutions for improving the social condition of rural communities, and for contributing towards the disciplines of Criminology and Rural Sociology.

The specific objectives of the Centre are to:

• Build a research network of local, national and international multi-disciplinary expertise in the pursuit of the Centre’s endeavours,

• Provide a focal point for multi-disciplinary research in the areas of rural crime, safety and security and associated social issues,

• Document the challenges faced by rural communities in ensuring safety,

• Develop strategies for modifying crime prevention programs to "fit" rural communities,

• Contribute towards the disciplines of criminology and rural sociology,

• Develop strategies to support young researchers and research students in the field.

Crime in Rural Australia Edited by Elaine Barclay, Joseph F Donnermeyer, John Scott and Russell Hogg. • For more details, visit the publisher's website. • For details of the book launch, click here. • For a recent review of this book (Alternative Law Journal, 32(3): 189), click here.