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No explanation needed: Gendered narratives of violent crime (2023)
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Brown, S. E. (2023). No explanation needed: Gendered narratives of violent crime. In S. Banwel, L. Black, D. K. Cecil, Y. K. Djamba, S. R. Kimuna, E. Milne, L. Seal, & E. Y. Tenkorang (Eds.), The Emerald International Handbook of Feminist Perspectives on Women's Acts of Violence (19-32). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80382-255-620231002

Men typically commit more violent crime than women which has led to the concept that it is a male offence. Consequently, there is a tendency to suggest that female offenders are so atypical and abnormal that they require explanation, rather than acce... Read More about No explanation needed: Gendered narratives of violent crime.