Just married: the synergy between feminist criminology and the Tripartite Cybercrime Framework

Abstract

This article is a theoretical treatment of feminist epistemology of crime, which advocates the centrality of gender as a theoretical starting point for the investigating of digital crimes. It does so by exploring the synergy between the feminist perspectives and the Tripartite Cybercrime Framework (TCF) (which argues that three possible factors motivate cybercrimes – socioeconomic, psychosocial, and geopolitical) to critique mainstream criminology and the meaning of the term “cybercrime”. Additionally, the article examines gender gaps in online harassment, cyber‐bullying, cyber‐fraud, revenge porn, and cyber‐stalking to demonstrate that who is victimised, why, and to what effect are the critical starting points for the analysis of the connections between gender and crimes. In turn, it uses the lens of intersectionality to acknowledge that, while conceptions of gender and crime interact, they intersect with other categories (e.g., sexuality) to provide additional layers of explanation. To nuance the utilitarian value of the synergy between the TCF and the feminist perspectives, the focus shifts to a recent case study (which compared socioeconomic and psychosocial cybercrimes). The article concludes that, while online and offline lives are inextricably intertwined, the victimisations in psychosocial cybercrimes may be more gendered than in socioeconomic cybercrimes. These contributions align the TCF to the feminist epistemology of crime in their attempt to move gender analysis of digital crimes “from margin to centre”.

The Gender-Related Impact of a Violence Management Training Program on Medical School Students—Preliminary Results

“…Earlier studies also reported the impact of such training on the sense of self-efficacy in dealing with difficult patients [ 27 ]. From the feminist perspective, women find it harder to change their attitudes and sense of self-efficacy because of deeply rooted feminine stereotypes and the social roles they fulfill [ 31 ].…”

“…The feminist approach provides better insight into gender differences in relation to aggression. According to this concept, women’s and men’s perceptions of aggression are closely connected to cultural socialization and expectations of masculine and feminine sex roles [ 31 ]. Connell and Messerschmidt suggested that the concept of gender hierarchy, masculinity, and male hegemony should be perceived on a local, regional, and global level [ 32 ].…”

“…As a result, women’s self-efficacy and self-confidence in relation to violence and aggression differ from those of men. According to Lazarus, there is a gap between gender and crime that also applies to medical personnel [ 31 ]. Female medical personnel can expect certain types of aggression (e.g., sexual) in addition to what men experience [ 8 , 10 ].…”

Demonstrating the Therapeutic Values of Poetry in Doctoral Research: Autoethnographic Steps from the Enchanted Forest to a PhD by Publication Path

“…Like all poems, my poem above may have many meanings, but the one I highlight here offered me 'greater selfunderstanding, clarification, resolution and control' (Baker and Mazza, 2004: 144). Confident in my ability to develop ideas at a high level of abstraction (see Lazarus, 2019b;Lazarus, 2019c) and act independently with originality in applying new research approaches (see Lazarus, 2018;Lazarus and Okolorie, 2019), I embraced the challenges and responsibilities (e.g. money issues -given that I changed the direction of my PhD route from my initial enrolment, which was a fully funded position to a PhD by Publication path, which I selffunded) of an independent researcher, without knowing precisely what lies beyond 'the publication point' (Lazarus, 2020: 13).…”

“…The question indeed embodies sarcasm, a sense of relief, satisfaction and victory. Indeed, my intrinsic motivation merged with the inherent satisfaction in flipping my negative experience and turning it into my achievements has been the impetus behind many publication efforts (see Lazarus and Okolorie, 2019;Lazarus 2019b;Lazarus, 2019c;Lazarus, 2019d;Lazarus et al 2017;Ibrahim and Komulainen, 2016;Ibrahim, 2016a;Ibrahim, 2016b;Rush and Lazarus, 2018) and the methodological innovation developed (see (Lazarus, 2019d). The above stanza highlights that the critical step to a new beginning is to believe that one is possible.…”