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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1. VerfasserIn: Stroh, Michael (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Eichinger, Matthias 1983- ; Giza, Adam 1987- ; Hirschmann, Nathalie 1983- ; Bögelein, Nicole 1981- ; Pitsela, Angelika ; Neubacher, Frank 1965-
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2016
In: European journal on criminal policy and research
Jahr: 2016, Band: 22, Heft: 4, Seiten: 635-653
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Schlagwörter:
Crime reporting
Crime seriousness
Experiences of victimization
Female offenders
Gender gap
Germany
Greece