1. Feminism, Positivism, and Radical Victimology
... victimology research has shown that females are more likely to be the victims of certain types of crimes, such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment, and that the perpetrators of these crimes are more likely to be men. Furthermore, feminist victimology research challenged the popular concept of 'stranger danger' and revealed that "women are significantly more likely ... to be victimised by a man they know than by a stranger." (Wilson, 2009, pp.97) These findings illustrate that ... feminist victimology has offered a substantial amount of knowledge to the disci...
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