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Stroh, Michael, Eichinger, Matthias, Giza, Adam, Hirschmann, Nathalie, Boegelein, Nicole, Pitsela, Angelika and Neubacher, Frank (2016). Are Female Offenders Underreported Compared to Male Offenders? A German-Greek Comparison of Crime Reporting, Rating of Offence Seriousness and Personal Experiences of Victimisation. Eur. J. Crim. Policy Res., 22 (4). S. 635 - 654. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER. ISSN 1572-9869

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Abstract

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 comprises a survey among Greek and German students to examine whether this gap could be attributed to a gender-specific reporting of crime. Participants' self-reported experiences of victimisation and their rating of the seriousness of offences depicted in case vignettes were used to gain insight into varying tendencies to report a crime depending on the offender's gender. The act of reporting a crime did not vary gender-specifically.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Stroh, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Eichinger, Matthias UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Giza, Adam UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hirschmann, Nathalie UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Boegelein, Nicole UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pitsela, Angelika UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Neubacher, Frank UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-254312
DOI:	10.1007/s10610-016-9302-5
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. J. Crim. Policy Res.
Volume:	22
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 635 - 654
Date:	2016
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	DORDRECHT
ISSN:	1572-9869
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SEX-DIFFERENCES; DELINQUENCY; GENDER Multiple languages Criminology & Penology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/25431