Abstract In rural sociology and rural studies, rurality in many countries is commonly constructed as an idyllic space in which crime is perceived as an urban problem. In other countries, however, rurality is constructed as a place where the individual is vulnerable and the population is socially beyond the urban. This article questions the construction of rurality as idyllic by reporting on research in rural areas which demonstrates that crime, in particular illicit and illegal enterprise based crime, is becoming more prevalent in the {UK} countryside. In urban areas, illicit and illegal forms of entrepreneurship are distinctive in terms of how they are construed and enacted so why would it not be similar in rural areas? The paper presents ...
Between 2000 and 2012, over 1,000 police stations were closed in the UK and many more have been plac...
Although the notion of rural crime has an idyllic aura to it, crime occurs in a changing social land...
In this viewpoint article we seek to make the farming community aware of the increasing presence of ...
In rural sociology and rural studies, rurality in many countries is commonly constructed as an idyll...
In rural sociology and rural studies, rurality in many countries is commonly constructed as an idyll...
In rural sociology and rural studies, rurality in many countries is commonly constructed as an idyll...
This article develops a working typology of rural criminal types in a UK wide context. It considers...
This article develops a working typology of rural criminal types in a UK wide context. It considers ...
Research into rural entrepreneurship continues to expand, albeit slowly. A common theme in the liter...
Illegal entrepreneurship in the rural is under researched and scrutinised, yet it occupies a distin...
Rural England is still perceived by many as a crime-free idyll, despite increasing evidence to the c...
The accepted social construction of the rural criminal is that of the (alien) urban marauder. In thi...
Illegal entrepreneurship in the rural is under researched and scrutinised, yet it occupies a distinc...
Illegal diversification strategies in farming contexts are neglected in research terms. There are en...
Rural crime is a heavily misunderstood and marginalized area of criminology. In the United Kingdom i...
Between 2000 and 2012, over 1,000 police stations were closed in the UK and many more have been plac...
Although the notion of rural crime has an idyllic aura to it, crime occurs in a changing social land...
In this viewpoint article we seek to make the farming community aware of the increasing presence of ...
In rural sociology and rural studies, rurality in many countries is commonly constructed as an idyll...
In rural sociology and rural studies, rurality in many countries is commonly constructed as an idyll...
In rural sociology and rural studies, rurality in many countries is commonly constructed as an idyll...
This article develops a working typology of rural criminal types in a UK wide context. It considers...
This article develops a working typology of rural criminal types in a UK wide context. It considers ...
Research into rural entrepreneurship continues to expand, albeit slowly. A common theme in the liter...
Illegal entrepreneurship in the rural is under researched and scrutinised, yet it occupies a distin...
Rural England is still perceived by many as a crime-free idyll, despite increasing evidence to the c...
The accepted social construction of the rural criminal is that of the (alien) urban marauder. In thi...
Illegal entrepreneurship in the rural is under researched and scrutinised, yet it occupies a distinc...
Illegal diversification strategies in farming contexts are neglected in research terms. There are en...
Rural crime is a heavily misunderstood and marginalized area of criminology. In the United Kingdom i...
Between 2000 and 2012, over 1,000 police stations were closed in the UK and many more have been plac...
Although the notion of rural crime has an idyllic aura to it, crime occurs in a changing social land...
In this viewpoint article we seek to make the farming community aware of the increasing presence of ...