Volume 07 Issue 03 March 2024
1Dr Mohan, 2Jayanti Majhi
1Currently LL.B. Student, University of Delhi
M.A. Police Administration, UGC NET-JRF Criminology
M.A. Political Science, Ph.D. Political Science, UGC NET-JRF Political Science
2Ph.D. Research Scholar, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneshwar
DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v7-i03-59Google Scholar Download Pdf
ABSTRACT
The perception of criminality towards women is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that affects their well-being, safety, and access to justice. This paper reviews the existing literature on this topic, focusing on the descriptive methods and findings of previous studies. The paper describes the main factors that influence the perception of criminality towards women, such as gender stereotypes, media representations, and social norms. It also identifies the main themes and patterns that emerge from the descriptive research, such as the role of victim blaming, empathy, and emotions. The paper synthesizes and summarizes the key insights and implications of descriptive research for theory and practice, highlighting the gaps and challenges in the current knowledge and methods. The paper provides recommendations and suggestions for future research and policy on the perception of criminality towards women, based on the descriptive analysis of the literature. The paper concludes that more rigorous and comprehensive descriptive research is needed to understand and address the perception of criminality towards women in different contexts and settings.
KEYWORDS:Perception of Criminality, Women, Gender stereotypes, Media representations, social norms.
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