CRM 402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: General Social Survey, Visible Minority

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 402
• Professor: Sara Thompson

Document Summary

Week 9 gender inequality and violence against women (vaw) It was found that only 36% of female victims reported the victimization: women did not report for many reasons such as shame, financial status, fear, etc. 17% of male victims reported their victimization: men did not report for many reasons because it would define their masculinity, thought that the violence against them wasn"t serious, etc. Research on sub-lethal intimate partner violence (ipv) in canada. Key sex differences in nature of ipv: a study showed 7% of women reported that they had been verbally or physically assaulted by their spouse, and similarly 6% of men reported verbal and physical violence against them. So, the research argued as to why we need help centres for women when the number of men and women that reported violence is very similar. What the researchers did not consider is the type and severity of violence.