concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: gender violence

gender violence
type: Concept
broader: violent crime
broader: victimology
broader: motives for violence
definition: Gender refers to behavior that “is recognized as masculine or feminine by a social world” (Mackie, 1987, p. 3). [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Gender Violence]

motives for violence
type: Concept
narrower: gender violence

victimology
type: Concept
narrower: gender violence

violent crime
type: Concept
narrower: gender violence