Criminology, Gender and Risk: The Dilemmas of Northern Theorising for Southern Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

Criminology’s unitary, unifying and gendered embrace of risk is rooted in Northern theorising. This understanding of risk not only takes its toll on the discipline; it also has consequences for the practices associated with risk: risk assessment. Such practices reflect a range of different assumptio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sandra Walklate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Queensland University of Technology 2018-03-01
Series:International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
Online Access:https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/444