RT Article
T1 Definition and Measurement of Violence in the Crime Survey for England and Wales: Implications for the Amount and Gendering of Violence
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 65
IS 2
SP 261
OP 281
A1 Davies, Elouise
A2 Obolenskaya, Polina
A2 Francis, Brian
A2 Blom, Niels
A2 Phoenix, Jessica
A2 Pullerits, Merili
A2 Walby, Sylvia 1953-
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1925354598
AB The definitions and the methodology used in surveys to measure violence have implications for its estimated volume and gendered distribution. The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) uses quite a narrow definition of ‘violence against the person’ which excludes crimes which are arguably violent in nature. This article expands the CSEW’s measurement of violence by regarding threats, robbery, sexual violence and mixed violence/property crimes as violence. This results in a shift in the gender distribution of violence, with a higher proportion of violence against women (from 39% to 58%) and by domestic perpetrators (from 29% to 32%). Impacts of violence (injuries and emotional harm) are also affected by the change in definition and disproportionally so for women.
K1 Crime Survey for England and Wales
K1 Measurement
K1 Domestic Violence
K1 Violence
K1 Gender
DO 10.1093/bjc/azae050