Pub Date : 2021-04-24DOI: 10.1177/15570851211012468
Lilly Yu, Kelly A. Walsh, Janine M. Zweig
While research has documented the evidentiary significance of sexual assault medical forensic exams (SAMFEs) to case processing, there has been less focus on SAMFEs’ relevance to extralegal case characteristics. This study, through focus groups with police officers and prosecutors, illuminates the link between two important case processing factors: the SAMFE and perceptions of victim credibility. The majority of respondent narratives about the utility of the SAMFE point to how it strengthens or weakens perceptions of victim credibility. This link points to the SAMFE’s important role in early case processing before investigators send DNA evidence for forensic testing.
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Pub Date : 2021-04-22DOI: 10.1177/15570851211010951
Jane Hereth
Transgender women report high rates of interpersonal victimization, including child abuse and maltreatment, intimate partner violence and sexual assault, and community and bias-related violence. Transgender individuals experience distinct barriers to help-seeking, including fear of discrimination, harassment, or violence by police, being outed as transgender by partners, and discrimination by social services for survivors of violence. The present study explores experiences of cumulative victimization across the life course and barriers to help-seeking behaviors among a sample of 21 transgender women in Chicago. Study findings can be used to inform interventions that are inclusive of transgender women survivors.
{"title":"“Where is the Safe Haven?” Transgender Women’s Experiences of Victimization and Help-Seeking across the Life Course","authors":"Jane Hereth","doi":"10.1177/15570851211010951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211010951","url":null,"abstract":"Transgender women report high rates of interpersonal victimization, including child abuse and maltreatment, intimate partner violence and sexual assault, and community and bias-related violence. Transgender individuals experience distinct barriers to help-seeking, including fear of discrimination, harassment, or violence by police, being outed as transgender by partners, and discrimination by social services for survivors of violence. The present study explores experiences of cumulative victimization across the life course and barriers to help-seeking behaviors among a sample of 21 transgender women in Chicago. Study findings can be used to inform interventions that are inclusive of transgender women survivors.","PeriodicalId":51587,"journal":{"name":"Feminist Criminology","volume":"16 1","pages":"461 - 479"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/15570851211010951","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44594368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-04-02DOI: 10.1177/15570851211003964
Laura L. Rubino, V. Anderson, N. McKenna
Understanding court-involved girls’ pathways has been an important area of inquiry among feminist criminologists, and is especially crucial through an intersectional lens. This research highlights the intersectional identities of youth in the system using qualitative interview data from a Midwestern juvenile court (n = 39). Modified analytic induction was used to develop assertions and examine perceived pathways present in the narratives of court staff. Findings indicate that juvenile practitioner biases affect the way the court responds to youth with a focus on girls across intersectional identities. These findings have implications for theory, practice, and policy for working with court-involved youth of all genders.
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Pub Date : 2021-04-01DOI: 10.1177/15570851211006471
Alyse Sherrick
Recently, Burt expressed concern that in allowing gender to supersede sex, The Equality Act will endanger ciswomen. Gender/sex identities, however, are not as simple as the sexual dimorphic structure Burt introduces. I argue that it is important to validate trans individuals’ identities and give trans women, in particular, access to women’s spaces to reduce the high rates of psychological stress and physical dangers that trans individuals face on a daily basis. I end with solutions that could allow gender to supersede sex while also protecting ciswomen.
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Pub Date : 2021-04-01DOI: 10.1177/15570851211005332
Leslie Gordon Simons, Tara E. Sutton
Domestic violence continues to be a significant and global problem for women and girls (World Health Organization, 2017). This special issue is designed to highlight the excellent recent scholarship on domestic violence, with emphasis on work from the past decade, and to identify the substantial areas in which additional work is needed, especially for BIPOC and trans women as well as gender non-conforming individuals. An intersectional, feminist framework provides the necessary lens through which many current and future advances have and can continue to be made. We sought to reflect this approach through the selection of topics as well as the composition of BIPOC and queer authors and reviewers of the articles in this special issue. The articles included address domestic violence theory, methods, measurement, social context, application, and policy. Below, the articles are introduced and summarized. The issue opens with an article by Beth Richie, Valli Kanuha, and Kayla Martensen, Colluding With and Resisting the State: Organizing Against Gender Violence in the U.S., that traces the history of the battered women’s movement in the U.S. from the lived experiences of two queer scholar-activists. They address the heteronormative, white beginnings of the battered women’s movement; the grassroots movements to include women in the margins initiated by and for women of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and sex workers; the influence of Crenshaw’s (1991) intersectionality framework, which originated from a critical race, feminist lens for viewing violence against Black and other multiply marginalized women; an evaluation of the unintended
{"title":"A Review of Feminist Scholarship on Domestic Violence and Innovative Pathways Forward: An Introduction to the Special Issue","authors":"Leslie Gordon Simons, Tara E. Sutton","doi":"10.1177/15570851211005332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211005332","url":null,"abstract":"Domestic violence continues to be a significant and global problem for women and girls (World Health Organization, 2017). This special issue is designed to highlight the excellent recent scholarship on domestic violence, with emphasis on work from the past decade, and to identify the substantial areas in which additional work is needed, especially for BIPOC and trans women as well as gender non-conforming individuals. An intersectional, feminist framework provides the necessary lens through which many current and future advances have and can continue to be made. We sought to reflect this approach through the selection of topics as well as the composition of BIPOC and queer authors and reviewers of the articles in this special issue. The articles included address domestic violence theory, methods, measurement, social context, application, and policy. Below, the articles are introduced and summarized. The issue opens with an article by Beth Richie, Valli Kanuha, and Kayla Martensen, Colluding With and Resisting the State: Organizing Against Gender Violence in the U.S., that traces the history of the battered women’s movement in the U.S. from the lived experiences of two queer scholar-activists. They address the heteronormative, white beginnings of the battered women’s movement; the grassroots movements to include women in the margins initiated by and for women of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and sex workers; the influence of Crenshaw’s (1991) intersectionality framework, which originated from a critical race, feminist lens for viewing violence against Black and other multiply marginalized women; an evaluation of the unintended","PeriodicalId":51587,"journal":{"name":"Feminist Criminology","volume":"16 1","pages":"239 - 246"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/15570851211005332","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42608521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-26DOI: 10.1177/15570851211004749
N. Todak, Lindsay Leban, Benjamin Hixon
Using national survey and interview data from women patrol officers in the United States, we assess whether women are underrepresented in the upper ranks of policing because they are self-selecting out of promotions. With only 42% of the survey sample reporting a desire to promote, we indeed find evidence that many policewomen are either delaying or forgoing promotions. Among those who were eligible for promotion, the most common reasons given for waiting to promote were the desire to keep one’s current shift and to gain more experience. Based on our findings, we offer recommendations for reducing gendered barriers to promotion and increasing gender diversity in the upper ranks of law enforcement.
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Pub Date : 2021-03-20DOI: 10.1177/15570851211001922
J. Green
Literature on unwanted sexual attention in the night-time economy has focused predominantly on patrons and ignores those who are employed in it. This paper draws on participant observations of, and interviews with, 10 current, and 5 former, bartenders’ engagement with unwanted behaviors at a public house. Data gathered will outline the common and infrequent forms of unwanted sexual attention and who the perpetrators are. I also remold the concept of ‘feisty femininity’ to reflect female bartenders’ combative strategies against male customers. I end with a suggestion for the implementation of specific training strategies for all employed in licensed venues.
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Pub Date : 2021-03-17DOI: 10.1177/1557085121998748
Kristan N. Russell, Kjerstin Gruys
In this study we investigate the intersecting impacts of perpetrators’ gender, sexuality, and age on perceptions of teacher sexual misconduct. When the teacher was a woman, respondents perceived the relationship to be less detrimental to the student, the student to be more mature and responsible, and the relationship as more acceptable. Heterosexual pairings were perceived as more acceptable than same-sex pairings, with the student perceived as more mature and responsible. Lastly, when the teacher was older respondents perceived them as more responsible and the student as having psychological issues contributing to the relationship.
{"title":"How Do Gender, Sexuality, and Age Impact Perceptions of Teacher Sexual Misconduct? An Intersectional Vignette-Based Study","authors":"Kristan N. Russell, Kjerstin Gruys","doi":"10.1177/1557085121998748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1557085121998748","url":null,"abstract":"In this study we investigate the intersecting impacts of perpetrators’ gender, sexuality, and age on perceptions of teacher sexual misconduct. When the teacher was a woman, respondents perceived the relationship to be less detrimental to the student, the student to be more mature and responsible, and the relationship as more acceptable. Heterosexual pairings were perceived as more acceptable than same-sex pairings, with the student perceived as more mature and responsible. Lastly, when the teacher was older respondents perceived them as more responsible and the student as having psychological issues contributing to the relationship.","PeriodicalId":51587,"journal":{"name":"Feminist Criminology","volume":"17 1","pages":"75 - 95"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1557085121998748","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48635504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-02-12DOI: 10.1177/1557085121993210
Ting-Yan Wang
In this paper, I propose a new theory that ascribes the increasing female crime share to unequal emancipatory advancement between women’s ideological aspirations and institutional means in modern times. Accordingly, it is proposed that an incommensurate pace in progression inflicts gender-specific deprivation on women, which increases their share of crime. The theory is tested with Uniform Crime Reporting data from 1980 to 2017 across offense types. The findings indicate that mismatched liberation increases the female share of violent and property crimes, especially for adult cohorts and among samples after 1988 when women’s ends-means gap was found to be enlarged.
{"title":"Mismatched Liberation Theory: A Comparative Method to Explain Increasing Female Crime Share in the United States","authors":"Ting-Yan Wang","doi":"10.1177/1557085121993210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1557085121993210","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, I propose a new theory that ascribes the increasing female crime share to unequal emancipatory advancement between women’s ideological aspirations and institutional means in modern times. Accordingly, it is proposed that an incommensurate pace in progression inflicts gender-specific deprivation on women, which increases their share of crime. The theory is tested with Uniform Crime Reporting data from 1980 to 2017 across offense types. The findings indicate that mismatched liberation increases the female share of violent and property crimes, especially for adult cohorts and among samples after 1988 when women’s ends-means gap was found to be enlarged.","PeriodicalId":51587,"journal":{"name":"Feminist Criminology","volume":"16 1","pages":"547 - 582"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1557085121993210","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49338740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-02-01DOI: 10.1177/1557085121991670
H. Corman, Dhaval M. Dave, N. Reichman
We investigate how welfare reform in the U.S. in the 1990s shaped the age gradient in women’s property crime arrests. Using Federal Bureau of Investigation data, we investigated the age-patterning of effects of welfare reform on women’s arrests for property crime, the type of crime that welfare reform has been shown to affect. We found that welfare reform reduced women’s property crime arrests by about 4%, with particularly strong effects for women ages 25 to 29, slightly stronger effects in states with stricter work incentives, and much stronger effects in states with high per capita criminal justice expenditures.
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