Are female offenders underreported compared to male offenders: a German-Greek comparison of crime reporting, rating of offence seriousness and personal experiences of victimisation

The difference in official crime statistics between women and men is a constant fact in criminology, but has yet to be explained in a satisfactory way. There are few studies addressing the issue of why this gender gap is larger in registered crime than it is in self-report studies. The study at hand...

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Main Author: Stroh, Michael (Author)
Contributors: Eichinger, Matthias ; Giza, Adam ; Hirschmann, Nathalie ; Bögelein, Nicole ; Pitsela, Angelika ; Neubacher, Frank
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: European journal on criminal policy and research
Year: 2016, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 635-653
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Crime reporting
Crime seriousness
Experiences of victimization
Female offenders
Gender gap
Germany
Greece
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Summary:The difference in official crime statistics between women and men is a constant fact in criminology, but has yet to be explained in a satisfactory way. There are few studies addressing the issue of why this gender gap is larger in registered crime than it is in self-report studies. The study at hand comprises a survey among Greek and German students to examine whether this gap could be attributed to a gender-specific reporting of crime. Participants’ self-reported experiences of victimisation and their rating of the seriousness of offences depicted in case vignettes were used to gain insight into varying tendencies to report a crime depending on the offender’s gender. The act of reporting a crime did not vary gender-specifically.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 651-653
ISSN:1572-9869
DOI:10.1007/s10610-016-9302-5