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Gendered landscapes of safety: How women construct and navigate the urban landscape to avoid sexual violence

Roberts, N.; Donovan, C.; Durey, M.

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Authors

N. Roberts

M. Durey



Abstract

This article presents findings from an online survey gathering quantitative and qualitative data from men and women students at a university in the north of England in 2016. The survey explored their perceptions of safety and experiences of interpersonal violence during their time as a student, both on and off campus. We show how women were more likely to report sexual violence compared to men. We also show how women students, compared to men, were less likely to say they never felt unsafe as they moved away from the university into the city, and as they moved from day into night. We illustrate how interconnecting factors construct women’s perceptions of safety, and subsequently, how locations perceived as unsafe ‘hotspots’, become physical barriers impeding women’s access to public and educational spaces. Consequently, we outline measures to enhance women’s safety whilst at university.

Citation

Roberts, N., Donovan, C., & Durey, M. (2022). Gendered landscapes of safety: How women construct and navigate the urban landscape to avoid sexual violence. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 22(2), 287-303. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895820963208

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Oct 8, 2020
Publication Date Apr 1, 2022
Deposit Date Sep 17, 2020
Publicly Available Date Oct 8, 2020
Journal Criminology and Criminal Justice
Print ISSN 1748-8958
Electronic ISSN 1748-8966
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 22
Issue 2
Pages 287-303
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895820963208
Related Public URLs https://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/12538/

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Roberts, N., Donovan, C. & Durey, M., Gendered landscapes of safety: How women construct and navigate the urban landscape to avoid sexual violence, Criminology and Criminal Justice (22:2) pp. 287-303. Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). DOI: 10.1177/1748895820963208




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