Dr Kreseda Smith
BSc(Hons), PhD, FRGS, FHEAResearch Office Coordinator, Lecturer in Rural Criminology and Social Science
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
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.
- 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
- Senior Researcher of the Rural Resilience Research Group (3RG), 91Pro
Academic Department: Food, Land and Agribusiness Management
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 Community 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, 91Pro, 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, 91Pro (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 three PhD students researching ICT extension among farmers in South Africa, human trafficking in Nigeria, and modern slavery within the European agri-horticultural supply chain.
Research projects
- An evaluation of the feasibility and impact of using ICT to provide agricultural extension information to small scale farmers in Eastern Cape, South Africa - Supervisor
- Behavioural Science and Farm Crime Prevention Decision Making: understanding the behavioural culture of farmers in England and Wales - Researcher
- Critical evaluation of the utility of Modern Slavery Statements within the agri-food supply chain - Project Manager
- Developing methods to tackle modern slavery in European agri-horticultural supply chains - 0
- Understanding the Psychological Impact of Agricultural Crime - Researcher
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