RT Article
T1 A gender-biased definition: unintended impacts of the fear requirement in stalking victimization
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 63
IS 11
SP 1339
OP 1362
A1 Gatewood Owens, Jennifer
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1577676734
AB This study sought to understand (a) whether or not, compared with men, women are more likely to report being frightened by stalking behaviors, when controlling for correlates associated with fear, and (b) whether or not men and women have significantly different (gendered) reactions to factors associated with increased levels of fear. The author found women were exponentially more likely than men to report fear, despite controlling for indications that women had experienced the more serious stalking incidents. Furthermore, these variable factors affected both men and women in similar ways. Arguably, the fear requirement present in most states’ definitions of stalking is inherently gender-biased and should be removed, as no other type of crime is defined by an emotional response.
K1 Stalking victimization
K1 NCVS
K1 Fear of stalking
K1 Defining victimization
K1 Stalking-Opfer
K1 Anzeigeverhalten
K1 Frauen
K1 Studie
DO 10.1177/0011128715615883