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Elizabeth A Stanko

Bio: Elizabeth A Stanko is an academic researcher from Brunel University London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Masculinity & Victimisation. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 13 publications receiving 842 citations. Previous affiliations of Elizabeth A Stanko include London School of Economics and Political Science.

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01 Jan 1994
TL;DR: The first book of its kind to bring contributors from three continents together to examine the relationship between masculinity and crime, this paper, is the first book that examines the relationships between crime and men's work.
Abstract: What is it about crime that makes it `men's work'? Can we imagine masculinity without crime? This is the first book of its kind to bring contributors from three continents together to examine the relationship between masculinity and crime. Covering such areas as policing, prisons, violence against women, homicide, white-collar crime, and male victimisation, this book will force us to rethink many aspects of masculinity and crime.

324 citations

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TL;DR: Theoretical issues about male recipients of violence, about ways to offer support to men who experience violence through an understanding about the context of masculinities in men's lives, and about gender and theorizing in the field of criminology are raised.
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of an exploratory study of how men experience criminally defined physical violence. It places men's responses explicitly within a framework that takes masculinity seriously. This paper concludes by raising theoretical issues about male recipients of violence, about ways to offer support to men who experience violence through an understanding about the context of masculinities in men's lives, and about gender and theorizing in the field of criminology.

160 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a quasi-randomised experiment was conducted on population representative samples in seven London wards that assessed the impact of a leaflet drop on public perceptions of policing and found that the leaflets had a buffering effect against declines in public assessments of police effectiveness.
Abstract: Enhancing trust and confidence has moved to the centre of policing policy in England and Wales. The association between direct encounters with police officers and confidence in the police is wellestablished. But is it possible for the police to increase confidence among the general population including those people who do not routinely come into direct contact with police officers? This paper presents the findings from a quasi-randomised experiment conducted on population representative samples in seven London wards that assessed the impact of a leaflet drop on public perceptions of policing. The results provide strong evidence of an improvement in overall confidence, and in perceptions of police–community engagement, specifically. The leaflets also appear to have had a buffering effect against declines in public assessments of police effectiveness. The findings support the idea that public trust and confidence can be enhanced by direct police communication of this type.

114 citations

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01 Jan 1987
TL;DR: Chambers and Tombs as discussed by the authors reported that failure to report crime involves assessments of individuals about how private they feel the dispute is; the fear of reprisal for reporting the matter to police; the feeling that the police would not think the matter serious; that, even if reported, nothing could be done to resolve the matter; or that despite its statutory seriousness, the matter was not important enough to report to the police.
Abstract: Victimisation surveys note that individuals commonly fail to report criminal incidents to the police. Only about one-third of all serious crime is reported to the police in the United States and England, Wales and Scotland (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1983; Chambers and Tombs, 1984; Hough and Mayhew, 1983 and 1985). Researchers have noted that failure to report crime involves assessments of individuals about how ‘private’ they feel the dispute is; the fear of reprisal for reporting the matter to police; the feeling that the police would not think the matter serious; that, even if reported, nothing could be done to resolve the matter; or that despite its statutory seriousness, the matter was not important enough to report to the police (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1983; Hough and Mayhew, 1983 and 1985; Chambers and Tombs, 1984). As such, reporting of serious criminal events to the criminal justice system also reflects the confidence of individuals in the authority of the police to resolve disputes involving criminal matters.

77 citations

Book
23 Feb 2003
TL;DR: In this article, the meaning of violence is conceptualized and the social context of violence in the night-time economy is discussed, and the meaning and social identities of domestic violence survivors are discussed.
Abstract: Introduction - conceptualizing the meaning of violence. Part I Headlines from history: violence in the press 1850-1914 "jump on top, get the job done" - strategies employed by female prostitutes to reduce the risk of client violence violence against children - thresholds of acceptance for physical punishment in a normative study of parents, children and discipline. Part II Violence, meaning and social identities: "taking it to heart" - girls and the meanings of violence "Hi I'm Ramon and I run this place" - challenging normalization of violence in children's homes form young people's perspectives understanding racist violence. Part III Violence, meaning and social context: the constitution of fear in gay space defined by men's abuse - the "spoiled identity" of domestic violence survivors bouncers and the social context of violence - masculinity, class and violence in the night-time economy. Part IV Violence, meaning and institutional contexts: violence in a changing political context - Northern Ireland and South Africa institutional violence - prison conflicts in context violence, fear and "the everyday" - negotiating spatial practice in the city of Belfast.

63 citations


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TL;DR: The concept of hegemonic masculinity has influenced gender studies across many academic fields but has also attracted serious criticism as mentioned in this paper, and the authors trace the origin of the concept in a convergence of ideas and map the ways it was applied when research on men and masculinities expanded.
Abstract: The concept of hegemonic masculinity has influenced gender studies across many academic fields but has also attracted serious criticism. The authors trace the origin of the concept in a convergence of ideas in the early 1980s and map the ways it was applied when research on men and masculinities expanded. Evaluating the principal criticisms, the authors defend the underlying concept of masculinity, which in most research use is neither reified nor essentialist. However, the criticism of trait models of gender and rigid typologies is sound. The treatment of the subject in research on hegemonic masculinity can be improved with the aid of recent psychological models, although limits to discursive flexibility must be recognized. The concept of hegemonic masculinity does not equate to a model of social reproduction; we need to recognize social struggles in which subordinated masculinities influence dominant forms. Finally, the authors review what has been confirmed from early formulations (the idea of multiple...

6,922 citations

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C. Hale1
TL;DR: The literature on fear of crime has grown rapidly in the last three decades as discussed by the authors, and the reasons for this growth and attempts to put some structure on the work to date are discussed and alternative approaches suggested.
Abstract: The literature on fear of crime has grown rapidly in the last three decades. This paper examines the reasons for this growth and attempts to put some structure on the work to date. The inadequacies of measures of fear of crime are discussed and alternative approaches suggested. Alternative explanatory theories are compared and strategies for reducing fear reviewed.

1,258 citations

Book
12 Nov 2012

786 citations

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Rachel Pain1

541 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine both the direct and indirect outcomes of procedural justice policing, tested under randomized field trial conditions, and assess whether police can enhance perceptions of legitimacy during a short, police-initiated and procedurally just traffic encounter and how this single encounter shapes general views of police.
Abstract: Exploring the relationship between procedural justice and citizen perceptions of police is a well-trodden pathway. Studies show that when citizens perceive the police acting in a procedurally just manner-by treating people with dignity and respect, and by being fair and neutral in their actions-they view the police as legitimate and are more likely to comply with directives and cooperate with police. Our article examines both the direct and the indirect outcomes of procedural justice policing, tested under randomized field trial conditions. We assess whether police can enhance perceptions of legitimacy during a short, police-initiated and procedurally just traffic encounter and how this single encounter shapes general views of police. Our results show significant differences between the control and experimental conditions: Procedurally just traffic encounters with police (experimental condition) shape citizen views about the actual encounter directly and general orientations toward the police relative to business-as-usual traffic stops in the control group. The theorized model is supported by our research, demonstrating that the police have much to gain from acting fairly during even short encounters with citizens.

534 citations