Editor's Introduction to Volume 6, Issue 1

Abstract

<p>Welkom, أھلابك , Wamukelekile, Bienvenue, Karibu, Benvenuti, Dobrodošli, Huānying, Bem-vindo, Fáilte, Kaabo, Bienvenido, G-day, Akeyi, Välkommen, Selamat Datang, ようこそ ...and...Welcome to the new version of the <i>International Journal of Rural Criminology</i>!</p> <p>If we actually translated the English word "welcome" into the languages of the 125,000 plus people who previously downloaded articles from the first five volumes of IJRC, we would need to expand the list above to include the languages spoken in 152 different countries of the world. In other words, IJRC is both frequently read and globally read. We sincerely hope that this upgraded version of IJRC will expand its global reach even more.</p>