The geography of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG): support services and the reporting of sexual crimes in England and Wales

Denti, Daria and Iammarino, Simona ORCID: 0000-0001-9450-1700 (2021) The geography of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG): support services and the reporting of sexual crimes in England and Wales. Women, Peace and Security (18 Mar 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Sexual crimes against women and girls are severely underreported to the police, allowing for impunity of perpetrators and causing huge socioeconomic costs for survivors and the society. In this article Daria Denti and Simona Iammarino show that an effective way to stimulate survivors to report is allowing them to access nearby specialised support.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/wps/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors
Divisions:	Geography & Environment
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	06 May 2021 09:42
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 02:58
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/110154

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