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    Dr Kreseda Smith

    BSc(Hons), PhD, FRGS, FHEA

    Research Office Coordinator, Senior Lecturer in Rural Criminology and Social Science

    Photograph of Kreseda

    Research Interests

    • Rural Crime
    • Agricultural Crime
    • Farmer mental health
    • On-farm security measures
    • Farmer decision-making
    • Rural crime policy across the UK
    • Slavery and Human Trafficking in Agricultural Systems
    • Psychological impact of agricultural crime and the traditional rural masculine
    • Cultural Property and Heritage Crime in the rural space

    Teaching

    • Land Research and Information Skills - Social science research methods for Land & Property Management courses. Covering all aspects of research design in preparation for final year dissertations.
    • International Organised Criminality across a range of modules
    • Rural crime sessions for various modules.
    • Advanced Social Science Research Methods for Postgraduate Researchers

    Professional Memberships

    • Member of the European Society of Criminology
    • Co-Chair of the 
    • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
    • Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)
    • Member of the Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA)
    • Executive member of the (ISSRC)
    • Research Associate of the , University of New England, Armidale, Australia
    • Director of the Rural Resilience Research Group (3RG), ÎÞÂ붯»­

    Academic Department: Harper Adams Business School

    Department: Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor

    Research: Rural Resilience Research Group (3RG)

    Research: Sustainable Agri-Food Systems Group

    Tel: +44 (0)1952 815113

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    Office: M44 Main Building

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    Publications

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    Other publications

    • Smith, K. (2024) NK Neue Kriminalpolitik 35(4): 434-454
    • Smith, K. (2024) The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Provision of Security, Responses to Crime and Security Threats, and Fair Criminal Justice Systems
    • Smith, K. (2022) Interviewing in rural areas Research Methods for Rural Criminologists pp. 156-167
    • Smith, K. (2022) International Journal of Rural Criminology 6(2)
    • Byrne, R., Smith, K. (2022) Modern Slavery in Agrarian Settings Rural Victims of Crime pp. 117-128
    • Byrne, R., Smith, K. (2022) Case Study: Farm worker victimisation by an organised criminal gang in the United Kingdom Rural Victims of Crime pp. 129-131
    • Smith, K. (2021) International Criminal Justice Review 31(4): 369-383
    • Smith, K. (2020) Journal of Rural Studies 80
    • Smith, K (2019) Farm Crime Industry Report ((Available at: http://cdn.harper-adams.ac.uk/document/publication/2019/industry-agriculture-crime-report/))
    • Smith, K. (2019) The emergence of ungoverned space in the British countryside International Journal of Rural Law and Policy 9(2)
    • Smith, K., Byrne, R. (2019) Crime Prevention and ÎÞÂ붯»­ Safety 21(3)
    • Smith, K (2019) Stressed and Distressed Farmers in England and Wales: The Psychological Impact of Farm Crime (19th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, Ghent, Belgium, 18-21 September 2019.)
    • Smith, K (2018) The evolving nature of rural crime in the UK (RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, Cardiff University, 28-31 August 2018.)
    • Smith, K. & Byrne, R. (2018) International Journal of Rural Criminology 4(1)
    • Smith, K. (2018) (PhD Thesis)
    • Smith, K. & Byrne, R. (2018) The Emergence of Ungoverned Space in the British Countryside (Rural Crime and Law Conference, University of New England, Armidale, Australia, 29-30 November 2018.)
    • Mawby RI & Smith K (2017) International Journal of Police Science and Management 19 (1)
    • Smith K, Byrne R (2017) International Journal of Rural Criminology 3(2)
    • Byrne, R & Smith, K (2016) Modern Slavery in Agriculture (In J. Donnermeyer (Ed.) The Routledge International Handbook of Rural Criminology. London: Routledge)
    • Byrne R & Smith K (2016) Modern Slavery in Agriculture American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, 15-19 November 2016, New Orleans.
    • Smith K & Byrne R (2016) Farm Crime in England and Wales: Examining Farmer Attitudes American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, 15-19 November 2016, New Orleans.
    • Smith, K (2015) The evolution of rural crime in England. 28th Annual Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 25-27 November 2015. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11010.07367.
    • Smith, K (2015) Emerging issues in rural crime - 'Crops and Robbers' Presentation at the Launch of the Rural Security Research Group, ÎÞÂ붯»­, 9 December 2015
    • SMITH, K (2014) Crime Prevention as part of the Business Plan for rural start-ups Proceedings of the 12th International Rural Entrpreneurship conference 18th-19th June 2014, ÎÞÂ붯»­ (Paper available at: http://cdn.harper-adams.ac.uk/document/page/153_Kreseda-Smith---Rural-Crime-Prevention.pdf)
    • Smith, K. (2014) Why Research Rural Crime? (Crime Matters Blog Entry on the Crimestoppers Website. Available at: http://blog.crimestoppers-uk.org/?p=620)
    • Mawby, RI and SMITH, K (2013) Accounting for the Police: The New Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales The Police Journal: June 2013 Vol. 86, No. 2 (pp. 143-157. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1350/pojo.2013.86.2.610)
    Additional Information
    • PhD explored the crime prevention decision-making behaviour of farmers in England and Wales, and how behavioural science can influence appropriate and effective decisions to better protect farmers
    • Currently researching the psychological impact of agricultural crime and the second/third order impacts this leads to
    • Exploring various research issues within the rural crime, behavioural science, human trafficking arenas
    • Currently supervising four PhD students researching police training and community confidence in the rural space, ICT extension among farmers in South Africa, human trafficking in Nigeria, and modern slavery within the European agri-horticultural supply chain.

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