13th Biennial International Conference

Criminal Justice and Security in Central and Eastern Europe: Perspectives of Rural Safety, Security and Rural Criminology

September 13-15, 2021 / Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dear Participants,

The Programme & Organising Committees of the Biennial International Conference "Criminal Justice and Security in Central and Eastern Europe: Perspectives of Rural Safety, Security and Rural Criminology" have decided to organise the 2021 conference fully online. The conference will take place on September 13 – 15 2021 on the Zoom platform.

Participation at the conference is free of charge (no conference fee will be charged) but it is necessary to register for the conference by 31 May 2021. Good news: the registration deadline is postponed to Tuesday 15th June 2021.

Do not hesitate to contact us in case of any questions regarding programme or organisational matters.

Sincerely yours
Programme & Organising Committee

Main Theme

Studies show populations of urban and rural communities differ in interpersonal relations (frequency and trust), common interests, feelings of belonging, and in knowing other inhabitants in the community (informal control). Moreover, unemployment, housing problems, crime, and cultural conflicts are more pronounced in urban areas.

The modern rural-urban dichotomy is undoubtedly raising questions about cyberspace challenges and threats; the spectrum of ecological crime issues; food production and farming; access to public health services; cost of living; cross-border crime problems focusing on migrations, etc.

Although official data suggest a higher level of crime in urban environments, this does not reflect a realistic picture of the actual situation and needs of the rural environment. Studies show that in rural settings the fear of crime is increasing and specific forms of criminality are more frequent (e.g., drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence). Moreover, cities have experienced a decline in violent crime in past decades, while this does not apply to rural environments, where, for example, the number of serious violent crimes is stable and does not show a similar decline.

Many security challenges in both rural and urban environments are of a social nature, as they are generated by unemployment, poverty, lack of prospects, social exclusion and similar problems. Among the most common forms of crime in rural environments are interpersonal conflicts, drug and alcohol abuse, and domestic violence, but the main problem is that some rural communities are more tolerant of these problems and not even taking some forms of crime seriously.

Organizers will appreciate it if the authors could relate their papers to the leading theme - rural safety and security – and rural criminology

Possible topics

Plenary Speakers

Book of Abstracts

Conference Programme